Monday, February 03, 2020
trespasses
forgive us our traipsing, mine and yours, yours and mine; who said we could go there; he she it they them; who had the right, the passport, the visa, to enter such a forbidden land; to transgress; to go beyond; to cross the border; unmapped territory; uncharted waters mostly icebergs; what right; and to expect no consequences beyond the pale, beyond the pale skin; disregard the boundaries, the warnings, the posted signs; to violate; to cross over; beyond the beyond; forgive us ours as we forgive theirs; to leave one zone and enter another; your papers, please; your documents; the fingerprint; facial recognition scan; whatever made us think we could go there; what ever made me think I could escape unscathed
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