Castles in the Sky (Poetry)

Letter to the President

What must it be like

to wonder if you are safe

to sign your name on a

letter that speaks for you?

To ask not "can we sign it?"

but "can we sign it?"

To be unable to claim

your own voice,

to be afraid to attach yourself

to your written plea for

someone, anyone,

to listen.

You shouldn't have to ask me

if you're allowed to stand up

for yourselves.

I shouldn't have to tell you

"I don't know."