My Borderlands...

I have two major borderlands: age and homeland…

My borderlands between 20s and 30s
Means negotiating
between
Anticipation and nostalgia
Cellulite and solitude
Manageable bills and “I need to sell my kidney” bills
Hopes that I will get there
And
Desperation that I am not yet there
Living in the borderlands means acceptance!

My borderlands between Brasil and USA
Means negotiating between
churrasco and hamburger
7 de setembro and 4th of july
Beijinho on strangers' faces and well determined personal spaces
Eu te amo for only when you mean it
And
I love you for everything you enthuse about
Living in the borderlands means adaptation!