Faraway

the boys from America walk target
in the slums of Ishmael

girls from the Ukraine blow
Chinese men in Alphabet City

waves lap fiords in laplander lands
screws are driven into metal

George dries his underwear
at 25 cents for 15 minutes on Santa Monica Blvd

a life begins in the very same way
ours began

the granite hardens
on what will become your headstone

George feeds another dollar
to the quarter making machine