Signs shift fast in fleeting streams Flags dissolve in stranger dreams But the void tags every mile Across borders, still alone Lines we cross, echo loss Paths diverge, heart's submerged Customs waves goodbye to home Tongues I meet stay chromosome Yet the gap inside persists On the list They greet with smiles passport stamped Local life where I decamped While my solitude endures Through the tours In the change I chase escape Every stamp a hollow shape Not the thrill of new domain But the pain Across borders, still alone Roaming flesh and blood and bone Every checkpoint clears the way For the gray Across borders, still alone No new ground has grown Every skyline left behind Marks the bind Borders fade, voids invade Maps deceive, truths bereave Routes extend, hearts don't mend Lands rotate, lone my fate I trade one skyline for the next Hoping roots where none connect But the silence tags my stride Deep inside The further that the frontiers fall The clearer rings my inner call And in transit I embrace Empty space Every visa fails to fill Through the roam the void is real Not the freedom borders grant But the slant Across borders, still alone Roaming flesh and blood and bone Every train that carries far Leaves the scar Across borders, still alone No new ground has grown Every port that welcomes brief Steals relief Maybe drift was meant to teach Solitude beyond our reach Every line that we transcend Helps amend Now I carry empty grace In each strange and saving place The companion none can flee Sets me free Across borders, still alone Now it's strength I've grown I was never far from me Finally Across borders, still alone Truth in every zone Every step through foreign dust Earns my trust Across borders, still alone Soft and low I'm just a wanderer with throne On my own Across borders, still alone