Transformation: Tourist Poem by Hans Ostrom

He arrived by phone
at is destination
and immediately began
slamming into local
culture. He attached
guide books to his torso
to create armor. Soon

he settled into doing
the things he did back
home, except he was
doing them in wherever
he was which was
'a land of contrasts.'

Otherwise, he bought
things, threw things
away, kept the drapes
closed, sweated a lot,
and sank into depression.
Fascinating trip.


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Posted by Hans Ostrom at 3: 21 PM