They let him hang from a tree
To tell them “no one messes with Mary Lee”
In a classroom 50 miles south they picked on María Guadalupe.
And made her crawl on her knees
At a special school they broke off for tea, went back to their dormitories
And saw Steve Jane and others too burnt to see
In the Island of the dead
They made America cremate again
In the White House he sat petulant and cold
Letting loose
Women to be slapped
Blacks to be murdered
Muslims to be demonized,
"You’re the terrorist Mr Trump"
"You’re the terrorist Mr Trump"
But in the soul of the dead
America was great again
© David Mellor
David Mellor is from Liverpool, England. He found understanding and belief through words, and his work has been aired widely, at the BBC, The Tate, galleries and pubs and everything in between. Discover more about David on his Facebook Page YouTube Twitter: @olunikat
