I went to visit the Statue of Liberty. I missed the last boat back. As I gazed at the American shoreline, I heard a voice.
"So, what do you think?"
I turned. Lady Liberty was talking to me.
"I think I'm hallucinating," I said.
"Don't be shy. I don't often get to speak. It's hard to talk with people crawling up your robe."
"Well ... " I said. "What's on your mind?"
"What do you think? About the symbol?"
"You? I think you're amazing. Inspiring. Incred _"
"Not me. The new symbol. The Wall."
"Oh."
Lady Liberty sighed. "You know, for centuries, I've been the image of our nation's borders. You thought of coming here? You thought of me.
"But now? Now when people around the world think of America, they're going to picture a wall _ a long, ugly wall."
She shook her crown. "It won't even be green."
"No, no," I insisted. "We're much more than that. We're a huge nation. Rich. Diverse."
"So is China," she said. "But what's the first structure you think of with that country?"
She had me there.
