Their Feet Cross the Threshold
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Their Feet Cross the Threshold
By Esther Kamkar
and you consent
to record the arrivals
and departures
despite your apprehensions.
You wish to keep your house
from harm & waste.
Their feet
cross the threshold
you mean to shield
your home
from losses they carry.
The threshold is at the door
is on the stairs
is in the room
you try to protect
what is yours until
you see you are one of them
seeking refuge
quartered on the face
of this earth
in time of peace
and in time of war.
Esther Kamkar is an Iranian-American poet living in California.
Her email address is ertherkamkar@gmail.com.