This poem was inspired by Virginia San Fratello and Ronald Rael’s installation of teeter-totters that spanned the US-Mexico border wall, which I read about in Khuluma magazine, published by Kulula Airlines.
teeter-totter wall
across the cold slate of stacked stone
she makes a pink slab
bob its own yes
turns the sad slash of stay-away
into the warm sound
of play-with-me
and hearts on all sides
go balanced and calm
