To kill two birds with one stone!

_{Crossing bridges across the borders}

While I understand that

These borders emerge, a geographic acclaim!
Lines on the map are a sovereignty's frame,
Where governance thrives in a designated space.
Culture has to flourish, ethnicity takes its place.

But why?

Diplomatic decisions - have to be a tale of deride,
Where unity fails, and factions are in divide.
Causes hurt, pain; breaks bond, shreds apart,
Politics, partisan; a divisive, a tearing art,

However

The rivers weave through unmarked grace,
The winds flow, they don’t follow the maze,
Birds ascend, oblivious, unrestrained, free,
Untamed, unbridled, unshackled - in spree.

Isn't it funny?

Even the bugs are impartial in their quest,
They don’t discriminate, they can’t pretest,
Yet humans fight, defend, and strive,
For borders drawn that claim their lives.

Remember?

When COVID, an unseen disease, infiltrated the air,
Borders crumbled, revealing the world's despair.
A virus, a microscopic warrior, knew no divide,
Infecting all, regardless of where they reside.

And then

In the quest for vaccines, a global symphony,
Geography forgotten, united melody.
Under one umbrella, they stand, hand in hand,
Irrespective of origin, a united band.

So is it inevitable?

Yet, must we await another calamity's kiss,
To bind hearts and hands in shared bliss?
Let not tragedy be our only guide,
In kindness and solidarity, let us confide.

Ever pondered?

Who waves the wand that marks the ground?
Dividing lives, creating bounds profound?
In a stand-still dance, they swing and sway,
Despised love make us want to betray!!!

And

As @bambuka says people die for metal,
He concluded my debate of war in a nutshell,
We are puppets in the hand of puppeteers,
We will suffer at the hands of musketeers.

Finally

Please excuse me, for I choose to differ,
You're all witnesses to my unconventional niffer.
As I shared the recipe of my unique-st cold cake,
It ended up “Lukullus” in Teutonic by @weisser-rabe!

If you have read this far, then there are two things you might be pondering: what the hell does the topic of this poem have to do with its contents, and secondly, why have I mentioned these two people in my poem? So, here is the context. This poem is, in fact, the culmination of some of my previous interactions with these users here.

Regarding the mismatched title and it's contents, the admin of this group has initiated two very different prompts in two separate calls. I wanted to participate in both; hence the title i.e; killing two birds with one stone. One is the keyword Borders and the other is the use of two figures of speech, pleonasm and oxymoron in prose or poem. I thought it would be interesting if I combined all these three elements in one post. Little did I know that I would be glued to my laptop for 5 hours straight after making four batches of pizza. It proved to be more difficult than I thought. But in the end, I am so happy that I did it. I have achieved a milestone in my writing, albeit a teeny-tiny one.

_{Universal dusky sunsets}

_{I wish I could share a cup of this coolest hot latte with you to subside the effects of this frosty winters}