Mary Hampton
Border Wall
It’s a metaphorical wall
—Newt Gingrich
Of what will
it be made?
Concrete
or abstract?
How long?
How high?
Will it
keep out
or
keep in?
Will there be towers?
What will patrol
its top walk?
Will it be ruled
by the ledger
or the lash?
Mary Hampton‘s work has appeared in Ibbetson Street. She is a lifelong resident of Malden, Mass., and is active in the cultural, political, and artistic life of her hometown.
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