[so i'm serving this one straight up]**

you tighten my chest with anxiety
wrinkle my brow in distress
and i don't understand your alien ways

i'm afraid to make
any sudden movements
- then again -
i'm also afraid to make no movements at all
should i freeze in place?
or maybe put down my gun
and slowly retreat?

i've been watching you build
that wall over there
and i'm pretty impressed
there is no way for me to
get to you without
looking like a complete fool

what would I do?
ready my stance
shoulder high and
throw myself at your wall?
your wall would hold firm and
i would just end up with a busted up face

climb it?
to what would i grasp on to?

jump or fly?
pretending the wall isn't there
will not help

you have to want to let me through

just make a tiny crack
and we can whisper to each other

i am no goddess of the stars
i am just me
standing outside your wall with
a look of consternation
a feeling of confusion
in need of an interpreter

i don't have a map
i've never been here before and
i don't know the laws

i continue to wait
seeking a light
listening for a whisper

but if you abandon me
i might get eaten by the wolves that
have been circling
yellow eyes menancing
low growls and teeth foretell
a fate undeserving.