in the beginning there was the land and the water
the water separated the mainland from the islands
and moses said 'may there be a great bridge
to join the islands to the islands and the islands to the mainland'
...
an automobile vortex
where three bridges meet
twelve directions of traffic
twenty-two lanes that do not intersect
...
where is everybody going
the best part of this bridge is the middle
between here and there
between above and below
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