Restraint

You who have never been asked
for i.d.
for walking your own streets
your own workplace
your own democracy

you who sleep soundly
untroubled by dreams

of strip-searches
orange pajamas
twenty-four hour
threat and humiliation
incarceration

you who've never had to prove
your right to be here
your right to be free

you are quick to urge restraint
on the part of those
who have been
restrained