This brain don’t tire
of shore
shrinking to speck
as boat pulls away
as every day
I immigrate.
Ferry ride
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5 responses to “Ferry ride”
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ok, not a fan of poor grammar (doesn’t tire!), but i like the perpetual immigration idea. what do you feel you are constantly immigrating to? ever shifting national/cultural landscape, or is it more personal?
“I was the son of an immigrant. I experienced bigotry, intolerance and prejudice, even as so many of you have. Instead of allowing these thing to embitter me, I took them as spurs to more strenuous effort.”
—Andre Bernard Buruch
good for you andre. just like the dems, except with bitterness.
one last thing, of shore or off shore? -
Loved this last line, and the idea of “perpetual immigration” Itto comments on. I wonder how it would read if that final “as” were removed? i.e. “every day/I immigrate.” Or would that sound too haiku-y?
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next i want to hear the one about emigrating
then the one about being chased by la migra
the vernacular don’t bother me at all, tho’ -
Immigrate? Are you a terrorist-o?
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xian, you are NOT going to believe this, but MIGRA also stands for:
michigan international gay rodeo association!
http://www.migraonline.com/
michigan+international? is it a state chapter of IGRA? only the lariats know.
how about that acronym double vision.
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