Donal Mahoney- A Poem

                                                        Photo by Brian Mahoney

Joy for Everyone

I have to hope 

America can trust 

and welcome them

especially parents 

hiding children  

when bullets fly,

buildings burn with

no food anywhere. 

Every grandfather 

should be able to 

watch his grandson

play soccer

after preschool

on a field of green

and laugh out loud 

with his best friend

Donal Mahoney

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Like many Americans, Donal Mahoney has mixed feelings about admitting

refugees to the United States, simply because of what seems an impossible task,

keeping the malevolent from entering the country with the true refugee. But what should America do? The author wishes he had certitude one way or the other. 

It’s not politics. It’s a matter of safety.