15 July 2011 Volume: 21 Issue: 13 North Korea's ... - Eureka Street
15 July 2011 Volume: 21 Issue: 13 North Korea's ... - Eureka Street
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<strong>Volume</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>Issue</strong>: <strong>13</strong><strong>15</strong> <strong>July</strong> <strong>2011</strong>Brother of a suicide and war deadPOETRYIan C. SmithDreaming AmericaRead, curved across carpet like a cat,then, later, in lunch breaks, short-term flights.Absorb American struggle,Steinbeck Dos Passos Faulkner,& on atmospheric eveningssee film adaptations of those books.Transport yearning abroad,daydreams drift into night dreams& you sling your hook with longshoremen,share views with an unshaven priestwho demands a beer & workers’ rightson a poverty-shrouded waterfront.Seize your chance under Vegas neon,run numbers, survive on actors’ charm,stroll Atlantic City’s boardwalk,Lucky between lips, ready rebel.Be alone & brokebut high on hope & adventure.Now wake to an absence of jet-lag& movies that repeat themselveslike a fog of factory hours,American glamour dumbstruck.This world spins towards old age©<strong>2011</strong> <strong>Eureka</strong><strong>Street</strong>.com.au <strong>13</strong>
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