black boots swallowed streets whole
their faces hidden behind hard stone
a knock was not a request
a hand through the doorframe shattered
america how did you become this
a house of broken hearts
a sanctuary of unmarked vans
men without names steal bodies away
their mothers wail into the earth
i wake in a land of sirens
freedom trembling behind each tongue
what is liberty if it is chained
to fear sold as safety
to fear louder than love