Sink and Swim

Ancestors,
Ellis Island,
Twice the First Shipman Cries:
"America"
"Home"
The Island Turns,
The Island Welcomes,
Children Hold Mother Liberty's Gaze
The Island Sinks,
The Island Endures.
The Island is them. The Island is us.
The New city,
Home are the people
Mother Liberty Holds her Gaze