Bridges and Boats
Bridges and Boats
Bridges and Boats
All around us
are oceans and moats.
Adrift on a skiff
away we float
out to sea on a current of rote.
Bridges and Boats
Bridges and Boats
Alone on our islands
we still need a coat.
Navigate the narrows
and borrow a goat.
When fins emerge
throw out a rope.
Bridges and Boats
Bridges and Boats
All are wanted
there's no need to vote.
Starved by our government
fed by the poets.
Make bridges visible.
Build boats of hope.
Excerpt from Hurry Up & Wait, 2007