Border

A border segregates people.
For some a wall,
others barbed wire sprawling
atop a metal fence, patrolled
by restless dogs.
But here stands a single acacia tree,
a marker in the wilderness,
its only guardians a backdrop of
shining saharan peaks,
scraped smooth by wind
into elegant barkhans with
cleanly creased summits.
And there men from neighbouring countries
gather under the welcoming shade
to drink tea and gossip
like women in some sunny, suburban garden.

This boarder exists in the Sahara desert
between Libya and Algeria.

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