Border security thought

 I hate that the word security when talking about the border has become a synonym for militarization/enforcement.  What about x-border friendship?  environmental collaboration?  family unity?  Aren't they part of border security?  What about the fact that enforced borders has done more damage than good already and has mostly served as a profitable obstacle for multi-national ag companies and the defense industry while serving as a fatal one to thousands of people, animals, and habitat?  this doesn't seem like security to me.  You might think I'm crazy, but I actually think this insane "border surge" idea is a good sign because it shows how desperate those who are hanging onto the politics of fear and corporate profit are as they see the world evolving and borders disappearing.   I'm thinking it's part of their last desperate throws to hang on to something that doesn't exist.

Monocarpic longing

The Agave cries out a beautiful humble thirsty stalk alone in the desert
Waits for attention for nurture but turns them away with spikey leaves and survival
It still longs for nourishment as it grows slowly ever more independent and strong  
Until one day, a century later, it realizes what it has to offer and the thorny thriving rosette dies as it shouts out a flower.

Añoranza monocarpica

Mi tallo llora solo en el desierto

Espero atención cariño pero los rechazo y broto pencas espinadas, mi supervivencia

Aún  añora ser nutrido mientras crezco lento cada vez más independiente, fuerte por fuera

Hasta un día, un siglo después cuando llego a ser reconocido como Agave Shawaii, me doy cuenta de lo que tengo dentro, mi capa fuerte muere y grito una flor