sheepskull ?
the dead eyes
of border patrol

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Roberta Beary

Roberta Beary lives in Mayo, Ireland. Their work appears in Tiny Love Stories: True Tales of Love in 100 Words or Less (New York Times, 2020) and One Breath: Notes from the Reluctant Engagement Project (Doire Press/ Clan Beo, 2021) which pairs their haiku with artwork by families of people with disabilities.

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  1. I seem to remember that border patrols are a classic theme of Japanese poetry. This contributes an exciting new angle to it.

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    sheepskull —
    the dead eyes
    of border patrol

    —ROBERTA BEARY
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    There are border patrols everywhere, wanting to judge and control, and keep us in our place. We are not sheep.

    Fine haiku.
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    desertcold
    a one-eyed cat
    sifts an ashcan

    Alan Summers
    Publications credits: HI no. 31 (1998)

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