Antipodes
 
on a hot summer night
a young woman spoke wit
me too
in broken French
she tell me her past
I say okay
she tell me her present
I say okay again
she tell me her dream
Voila! I pinpoint zee north pole
She tell me nother dream
Voila! I pinpoint zee south pole
mah little shu-shu
she flip zee wig
she say, Tony— why aow come ju know zee antipodes?
because, I say, I chart zee zame course
and I
like ju
very much
av dreamed
by the light
of many
far away moons
while
out
to
see

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John Califano lives in the once culturally stimulating City of New York where he contemplates his existence, and works helping at-risk parolees transition back into the workforce. He’s worked as a writer, actor, visual artist, and musician. His work is featured in The Broadkill Review, The Willesden Herald’s New Short Stories Series (UK), Adelaide Review, The Writing Disorder, Poetry Super Highway, and Embark. www.johncalifano.com

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