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Before the time of mapped out nations people thrived here on this soil.
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They all shared a common bond, a mix of mind or blood or soul.
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Degrees and minutes inked in something that these people never knew.
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Lines and fences, walls and crossings would not fit their point of view.
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All throughout these early ages people split then merged again.
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Drawn away in search of something, blown back home by shifting winds.
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Today this land is ringed by boundaries drawn upon a current map.
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States and Provinces and Countries all line up to hold us back.
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If we trace our family bloodlines we might find a common thread.
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Quit the pulling and unravelling, we should knit and weave instead.
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Design a cloth of different colours - like a rainbow bright and bold.
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At its base we'll find a treasure - a new friendship to unfold.
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When our statemen sound dire warnings filling us with unknown dread.
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Familiar forms turn into strangers and we choose to hate instead.
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Broken promises and memories can be mended in our days.
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If we speak a kinder language and lead others to that way.
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We will be the new explorers searching for a common ground.
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Erasing lines and mapping unions of a kind as yet unfound.
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BORDERS
IN
A
CHANGING
TIME