Arrival of  boats from faraway headlines, newspaper stands selling… - AI art by mono

Prompt

Arrival of  boats from faraway headlines, newspaper stands selling packet gum, candy bars, cigars. Ships docked, hundreds of soldiers scouring for passengers, jumped fishermen-to-be. Useless now in court, meaning travel farther south requires tracks concealed by mud, scratches to the hood by rust and sewage. Gas tanks, tapped air holes. Legislation rules out the legality of workers crawling among pipes, marking faces for luck. Maps record no trace from one border to the next nail salon, restaurant, donut shop, corner store. Any place can be a refuge, like a sail hanging over a line protects bodies from sight. Only our shadows appear clasped, in single file. - Exodus By Sharon Lin-