Mending Wall

Came across a reference to the Mending Wall by Robert Frost last night, a poem perhaps most famous for the line that has become an aphorism on international relations — Good fences make good neighbors. Those that quote this line, generally do so assuming that the poet supported this thought. In reality, as the poem shows, he questions it. He asks — Why do they make good neighbors?

Paradoxically, walls create a sense of security, but they exist because of an absence of it.