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August, 2018
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from the way this guy is standing at the falafel
an array of salads and other fixings fills the
theres a traffic jam of baby carriages on this
the mans grey ponytail flaps in the air as he
the streets downtown are quiet even for a
the thing with you americans is that you can be
the famous clocktower is not where i expect it to
on the square around the clocktower the new is
along the shore beneath the minaret clusters of
she was a charming girl part scandinavian
the barista knows what im getting as i dig a
sweeping the floor my broom lifts up the large
the chess computer is sitting on top of a trash
the house of a hundred grandmothers now has a
the older city looks different now that i know
as i walk through the hotel past the lobby and
putting the baby to bed in her stroller is
the tour guide really knows this town his
younger members of the family come to my place
i know we have a shredder but i like tearing
the new train station looks just like all the
two little girls run past me at the old train
the buildings on this square are older than most
theres some graffiti in my city but not as much
a memorial at the site of the assassination shows
i havent been on this cobblestone street by
i should know better than to shop for groceries
at noon the cobblestone street has blossomed
i was born here but my parents werent i grew
as i walk along the darkened path to my front
falafel on a baguette the teenager looks at
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