...with or without our approval. Our failure to acknowledge their humanity is expressed in the metaphorical baptism in the city aqueduct.
"He pulls a prayer book out of his sleeping bag
Preacher lights-up a butt and he takes a drag
Waitin' for when the last shall be first
and the first shall be last
In a cardboard box 'neath the underpass
You got a one way ticket to the Promised Land
You got a hole in your belly and a gun in your hand
Sleepin' on a pillow of solid rock
Bathin' in the city aqueduct"
Whatever else you might say about the Catholic schools, they know how to teach symbolism and metaphor.
Fabulous storytelling here.
Fabulous storytelling here.
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