loved the lake so much
they started to go more often
stay longer, live there, commute there
needed to get there faster
built wider highways
cleared forests
straightened curves
drove further faster
to get to the place
they could finally relax
paved the sand side roads
built malls and car dealerships
floodlit parking lots,
poured fertilizer on the sparse grass
in the sandy soil
made the algae bloom
and the fish die.
Now my people say
it’s not like it used to be.
Originally from Minnesota, Julie Hart has lived in London, Zurich and Tokyo and now in Brooklyn Heights. Her work can be found in the Brooklyn Poets Anthology (Volume 1), Anti-Heroin Chic, Beautiful Losers, Juniper, Rogue Agent, Noble/Gas Qtrly, Thimble and at juliehartwrites.com. She is a founder with Mirielle Clifford and Emily Blair of the poetry collective Sweet Action.
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