Each Country Has Its Own Entry Requirements
On the first day
frustrated, annoyed
by the struggle to function
in a modern world

then my mind was closed
I then could not see
what the poems
meant to me

seems the mood I’m in
determines my capacity
to look beyond
what I can see

I was unable to 
open my mind
until near the end
when others inspired

the concept of 
identity
suddenly made sense to me
a gift of sight from others

Monday’s class
I attended but wasn’t there
I could try but couldn’t care
until I let go of me
I was blind
sight obscured
executively
perception is your passport

to possibility
day two revealed
connotative consequence
that before was concealed

whether my mind is open
to dive deeper
to let go of trusting only
that which is in front of me

sense the connection
feel, don’t look
when it speaks to me
and I stopped to listen

ambiguity
and all that is part of we
poetry’s not meant for one
together, all is shown

Wednesday was reversed
then I was present
then I was aware
then I was everywhere

Now I’m collecting stamps