only when

only when

poised

at the edge of dimension,

awaiting a safe day

for first contact,

they see –

a hideous hardcore

refusing to welcome

children in boats,

marked for death,

a piggy-eyed patriarchy

refusing to accept gender

sexuality and skin,

our streets, where dissent

takes you right past the monopoly –

no go, only prison

only when,

we pull away

the dust covers,

see one another

with entirely open hearts,

only when,

we accept it is just the sea

that makes borders,

only when,

we remember that each

of us, are made

of the same stars,

only when,

we understand

that hurting one,

hurts all,

only then,

will contact begin