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Archive for June, 1998


Island in the Bay

Posted: Monday, June 1st, 1998 @ 6:38 pm in Poetry | No Comments »

Past the wooden rails netted in steel
lurks a landmark amongst the sharks.
Formerly a haven for the enemy, a trap
they were never to escape.
This dungeon, this place called Alcatraz,
now beckons to travelers: come
come into my walls, see the notches
in concrete. They never left
and I will never leave you.
Living safely in your suburban dream,
see that I hold [...]