"Border Crossings"

checkpoints

share a native tongue
hot spots for
control, and

crossings

weathered signs and asphalt

connecting

movements,

absurd

once

ambitious empires

destined to pursue
discomfort

my memories the lines of the
map

D-Napoleon, Natalie. “Border Crossing.” Poets Facing the Wall.* The Raving Press, 2018, p.56.

*Poets Facing the Wall is available on Kindle Unlimited (accessed 1 April 2024).