General Poetry posted December 2, 2022

Chapters:

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Between Two Worlds

A chapter in the book Deconstructing the Greats

Crossing Borders

by Heather Knight

Here I am In no man's land Inside this truck. It's hot, it's dark. The adults whisper, 'coyote', 'trap'. I tilt my head, I tell my mum, I thought a coyote was an animal. She shushes me, but then 'This one is worse', she says. She gives me water, Dad gives me bread. I cannot breathe, I cannot see. I go to sleep. When I wake up, Mum doesn't move Though her eyes stare. What can she see? Dad does not stir, Nobody does. Then the door opens I see a flash. A kindly voice 'Are you okay?' And then a sigh. Steps, FBI vests. It's like a film. They come to me. 'This little girl! She is alive. I need a medic.' I wonder what will happen next. Am I of this country? I have no-one.

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