Forgotten writings (1) The Border’s Gate
on Sheila Ash (India), 18/Sep/2014 04:44, 34 days ago
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I forget to post two pieces of writing I did early this summer, here’s the first. The Border’s GateFalse boundaries put in placeby faceless men with pen and ink.Straight lines dividing this and thatwhere in reality grey shades the white and black. Families separated, torn apart,Religion ravishing a lover’s heart.Hold sway the multitude of hatethat beckons at the border’s gate. The enemy beyond, unheardsows seeds of fear in every bed/headThe outside world looks on reviledby every killing of another child. Step by step revenge is pairedOne man here, another there.Endless cycles of martyr makingThe fragile peace once more is shaking. They come from north and east and westThey come from the south to do their bestto styme the tide and halt the pushas at the border gate they push.ashramblings