Border crossings are terrifying
Be they bordersGeographicalPhysicalEmotionalSocietalorMetaphysical
The borders between two countriesbetween two statesbetween two citiesbetween adolescence & adulthoodbetween love & hatebetween acceptance & non-acceptancebetween the known & unknown
Border crossings are confrontations with the binaryBetween one thing and the Other
They’re all created—perceived, imaginedSome wrought into physical existenceSome etched in lawbooksSome renamedReimaginedRediscovered
Border crossings require helpGuides who will navigateWhen we need themGaps where we can pass throughWelcome on the other sideSome providential assistanceSo we may finally pass
To be made to cross the border aloneTo be met on the other side with resistance or fear or hatred or imprisonment or worseIs a death sentence
Those brave enough to cross aloneOr who crossKnowing what fears awaits themAre heroesTrailblazers
Border crossings are terrifying enoughAnd none of us exemptWe all crossWe all are forced from our place of origin.
—Laura Dickinson-Turner
About the Creator
L. D.
Lost in Space.
Worked at a haunted elementary school
I worked as a custodian at an elementary school for about a year. My dad, who had previously worked there, used to tell me stories about the place being haunted. He would come home and excitedly recount the ghost's latest antics, eager to see what it would do next. I always thought he was just being his usual goofy self, spinning interesting tales that may or may not have been true. I had never personally encountered a ghost before or believed they were real, but that all changed during my time at the school.
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