Bridget Fahey O’Brien
The Port Authority
Response
I Was Going Someplace
By Annmarie Lockhart
Inspiration Piece
.
tracking, like the railroad,
like the line of sight,
like the course
of action
.
expected and predictable
.
the only surprises
being the flat affect
of no twists and turns and
the sting of inflammatory
boredom that begs for the
salve of a change of direction
.
then, the appearance
of the sign, the sun,
the word, the right angle
to the parallel planes
pointing in a new direction,
a turnaround toward
tomorrow and the horizon
skewed by southern sunlight
.
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5 Comments
I could only expect the best from you two! Love it! Its so Jersey!
Love the flow of this and the ending stings niiiicely! You two work so well together!
There’s a parallel linearity to both pieces that works brilliantly, and that pop of yellow that catches the eye of both viewer and reader.
Great colaboration!
The photo is amazing. The poem is brilliant. It has a staccato feel to it, very like sporadic NYC traffic.