Admittedly, from a New Mexico perspective.

Geography Lesson

The South, the West, the Heartland
—mountains, desert, prairie, forests—
bold, brash, bewildering “America.”

Europe has many countries
smaller than the state of Texas,
which its neighbor states despise,

envious of its bravado, its barbecue,
its broad hats and oversized cities.

Montana, North Dakota and their siblings
emulate the giant, claiming
their border status makes them kin.

Texas would laugh them off the map,
if it weren’t so busy looking south.