to return to places
is now
to be an adventurer
for what was
is now not is
the eye gets drawn to the differences
the houses bars shops
filling in with places
where there used to be spaces
plots for vegetal
peasant peon poverty smallholdings
& the offer has changed
from rural to mccy’d’s
burger king Kentucky fried sunglass hut
o’neill swimwear rayban surfer dudes
chain supermarkets offering the same
no need to sprechensee le lingo
everybody habla hello ciao
grazie a’voir prego danke
nein danke bitte merci thank you
have a nice day
& we swear to never return
but what is
will not be
next time