No Man's Land

[galgacusferox]

As I was staring across no-man's-land
into your eyes
I saw behind you
the green fields where you were raised
the rice-patties where your back was bent
the prayer-flags you strung on the line
in secret hope
that something amazing would happen to you
something forbidden
something unreachable
because death awaits you between you and me
in no-man's-land
where there is no ownership
no rules
and no safety.