Like Paul Simon's "Fingerprints," I've seen them all and man, they're all the same. |
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PronounsThe faces are here,my friends, all of them pronouns among the named Jack in another language, Karen with a foreign voice, before their immigration America born here, its history moving through the streets Eyes and hands I know, recognized architects, countrymen before the country No strangers to be found |
This poem is included in Jim Freeman's poetry collection CORNER OF MY MIND available here in print or as an e-Book in your favorite formats. |