Waiting for an Upgrade

In the capital of Albany

Over three hundred years

Still vital and strong

Refusing to die or fade away

Into the history books

The Puerto Ricans

Those that come and go

Those that came and went

Depending on how the wind was blowing

And depending on how fast they were blow away

In the capital of Albany

The Puerto Ricans talk politics

Groping for a space to declare their home.

The same dream that gave endurance to the Germans

The Jews

The Irish

The Italians

The African Americans

The Catholics and the Protestants

In the capital of Albany

Where kingmakers and politicians

Talk about appointments to make

Appointments to review

Appointments to approve

Appointments to reject.

In the capital of Albany

For the rainbow faces

There is only disappointment.