Poem 2880 | I attempt to remain

I attempt to remain
in my place – alone
as an unaccompanied
man can be in times
of pocketed screens
[in-ear screams] as
my mind tracks by a
map laid out – look
to auld lies – look
at walked heights +
laid lows [as lines
set by data points]
+ read that route I
took – Here – alone
is my waste of time
looking over maps +
auld border patrols