I step off the boat

a smile on my face

people start to welcome me to angel island

children laugh and hug their mothers close

as the talk about the dreams they have in store

I walk through many door ways

as people lead me to the united states

I know here I will have a new life, become a new person

-But this doesn't seem real. This has to be a dream, it has to be-

-Just then the boat jerked, it was a dream-

I step off the boat, a smile on my face

then as I look around that happiness starts to fade to deep despair

I see children crying, people frowning

some get turned back, others are led down long narrow hallways

into rooms hat are so damp and dark you don't know where you are

they stay there for who knows how long

finally it is my turn to be asked the usual questions

they tell me to go wait somewhere else

-I pray to god that they will let me through-

-my fate still unknown...-