HON. LORY DIANA ROSENBERG — “MOTHER & CHILD REUNION” — A Satirical Update Of An “Oldie But Goodie”

Family Reunion and Detention Lyrics, to Mother and Child Reunion, Paul Simon,
Lory Rosenberg (originally parodied in 2015, re 2014 “surge”), revised in 2018.

No, I would not give you false hope

On this strange and mournful day

But a parent-child reunion,
Just might be a long time away.

Oh, desperate client of mine,
Your babies ripped from your arms
And taken by ICE from you,
Without any thought of harm.
Cause racism works this way,
In the course of enforcement,
Over and over again,

No, I would not give you false hope
As the days keep passing by,
Because some of these parents and children,
May never reunify.

Oh, parents who fled their homes,
In fear that their kids would die,
And begged for protection here,
But found it to be a lie.
Cause racism works that way
Under the Trump regime
Over and over again.

Oh, desperate client of mine

They’ve taken your liberty

Imprisoned your child with you

By claiming you’d surely flee

But deterrence breaks the law, and

Jail is no good for kids,

Under the Flores case

No I would not give you false hope

On this strange and mournful day

So the end of

family detention
Is surely a long time away.Oh, desperate client of mine
Though you left your home in fear

The mistreatment that you’ve fled
Has only continued here

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The cold and indignity,
The meals that your child can’t eat,
The memories you must erase

No I would not give you false hope

On this strange and mournful day

But release from family detention Is likely a lawsuit away
Yes, release from family detention Is likely a lawsuit away.

          ​~END~​

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Thanks, Lory!
PWS
07-28-18