i was looking at my arm-at all the holes in skin
where hair follicles sprouted like miniature demonstrators
realized it was the same for my head-
porous skin allowing sweat and tears out and roots in
Holes in my cornea for Light to slip in(undocumented!
holes in my ears for the sound of this line
holes in nose to breathe ,holes to release fluids and solids
holes are holding my whole body community together!
i then realized the dilemma of Arkansas-
if they fixed the holes in their fences,no farmer would find workers
no roofs mended,no laborers in the heat of interrogation
Spaces define us/divide us-without them
we would be an amorphous blob-a mass where nothing could circulate
I decided to opt for space-not a race to the moon nor mars
more individual space for withdrawal from such
to have a hole to hide away in when the heat gets too intense
to be on the outside of the skin of hot debates
There are holes in arguments that keep lawyers paid
Holes in our Constitution for politicians play
And if the hole in our fences ever gets paid for
We would have a hole in our Budget(that's for ever more...
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