Upsala<\/p>\n
Tell me, what is the fairest way to Upsala
\nFor I have been to the highway, seeking a one-way ticket
\nBut the vehicles are just as angry as their drivers
\nSo I followed the footsteps of women carrying heavy-laden baskets,
\nHusbands with machete and children with no education
\nBut the women wanted to pick fights over right of way,
\nMen defending lands with no landmarks
\nAnd children making a muddle of streams with no water<\/p>\n
Then I went to the runways
\nBut lacking cash and looking tattered,
\nI could only admire the takeoffs and landings
\nFrom behind chain-link fences the causeway beckoned
\nAnd I would gladly have sailed to Upsala
\nBut seamen with barrel chests warned of watery graves
\nAnd wandering men with no bodies haunting flapping sails on mighty seas<\/p>\n
So, friend, won’t you tell me the fairest way to Upsala,
\nFor I need to go where it is said gold paves the roads,
\nAnd spices of Arabia perfume the very air,
\nFruits from faraway lands are on hand
\nTo quench the hunger of way-weary soujourners<\/p>\n
Upsala, the land that haunts dreams of lowly men,
\nWith smiles on tired visages
\nThat hints of hopes of horses that beggars can truly ride!<\/p>\n
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\u00a0* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *<\/p>\n
NOTE: Not sure why the word “Upsala” “came” to me. There is indeed a place by a similar name (“Uppsala” – note the double “p”) and it looks idyllic but a lot of the other things mentioned above (are they even the same place?) have no basis in reality I think.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Upsala Tell me, what is the fairest way to Upsala For I have been to the highway, seeking a one-way ticket But the vehicles are just as angry as their drivers So I followed the footsteps of women carrying heavy-laden … Continue reading