East Lansing Strikes Back
EAST LANSING STRIKES BACK
In winter the buildings drop large dangerous icicles -
Then you’re in the hospital next to the wart-lotion factory
And the retro shopping centre with parking for bicycles
Subsiding into the neighbouring limestone quarry.
People are friendly of course the world over, they say,
But watch out for the burning sofas plummeting down :
Whether by night (running) or (just hurrying) during the day
This is a warm-welcome-for-visitors kind of town.
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Copyright © Sidney Beck | Year Posted 2012
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