Boarders

by Anisa Abeytia Yamani - Aquarius

In a dismantled universe
the boarders are few.
The only lines we draw
are across our minds and our hearts.
We chase men out of our "piece of the pie,"
desperately holding onto what
we don't have.
Seldom do we realize
we are the other that we desperately
chase from out of the four corners of
the world.
And like a dog chasing his tail,
we bark and scratch
circumnavigating the globe,
looking for a land that speaks,
"English only."

The displaced come and
displace us,
tourist in our own backyards.

The fear of replacement 
makes men draw more lines,
but across their souls.

The wars in our hearts
rage worse than
any rift created by 
foreign schisms,
unwanted conflicts
in the man made
third world.
Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 2000-03-29 23:31:48
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:59
Poem ID: 55306

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