While Waiting to Clear Customs at BUD International Airport

by Leighton Schreyer

If crucifixion is dying   on a cross

 then what is      the word for

dying while trying        to cross

  borders             with a pass

port that offers    no hope

 of identification,          instead only

serves to deny   your salvation?

 And if              you are not

resurrected,   what then?

Leighton Schreyer (they/them) is an MD student, writer, and critically Mad queer activist in Toronto. Their work frequently explores themes of gender, sexuality, mental health, and the human condition and has been featured in numerous literary and medical publications, including The Sun, Hippocampus Magazine, The Rumen, CMAJ, JAMA, and BJPsych.