the law locks up the man or woman
who steals the goose from off the common
but leaves the greater villain loose
who steals the common from off the goose.

the law demands that we atone
when we take things we do not own
but leaves the lords and ladies fine
who take things that are yours and mine.

the poor and wretched don’t escape
if they conspire the law to break;
this must be so but they endure
those who conspire to make the law.

the law locks up the man or woman
who steals the goose from off the common
and geese will still a common lack
till they go and steal it back

— anonymous




weeds growing through a chainlink fence
a line in the sand
feels like it must mean something
but what?
and to who?

keeping in mind
demolition is the first phase of construction
and it takes more time to build a wall
than it does for it to fall over
either by time
or by a push —
often a combination of both







a _______ space for ________.