Border Wall And Makeshift Tents Tanka Poem by Chen-ou Liu

One Hundred Thirty-SeventhEntry, Coronavirus Poetry Diary

the border wall
under the El Paso sky
row upon row
of makeshift gray tents
outside the medical center

FYI: El Paso, known for its large military presence anchored by Fort Bliss and Mexico-United States barrier also known as the border wall whose length is 1954 miles (3145 km) , "has turned to jail inmates to staff mobile morgues, and local officials say hospitals are nearing a point where they could have to ration care, " The Texas Tribune, Nov.18