A reflection on an interview of Luis Alberto Urrea by Bill Moyers on PBS, May 6, 2012
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He says he looks Irish He does – His mother’s side. Once had an accent From Tijuana – His father’s side. An American – With a border heart That feels and shares the pain With ears That hear and convey the hope With eyes That peer through the desert heat waves Toward a better life – a mirage? Writing and writing, he writes Writing for us to read Reading that we might listen Listening that we might understand Understanding that we might share And lend a voice How many voices To fill the silence? How many “illegals” Before our brown brothers and sisters Are seen? How many rejected souls Before we give refuge, A loving refuge?© 2012 Thomas W. Cummins
In a dim light... 