Different Worlds

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Greenpoint

After Room in Brooklyn by Edward Hopper

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They brushed

their shades with lime

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and used them

to adorn their windows

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that were two people tall

in their building

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that was four stories high.

What is aristocracy, if not

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an opportunity to breathe

in the world beneath you?

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A Trip to the Aztec Stadium: USA against México

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Why was jumping before cars, like frogger,

the only way to cross a street?

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Why, when given the chance to choose a team,

it’s Mexico, always, without thought?