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.