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American citizens
With no food,
No water
On an island
Surrounded by
Big water
Ocean water,
Are getting
rowdy and unruly.
Let the wild winds howl,
Let the flooding rains run.
Editor's note: The title is an epithet defined here.
Gil Hoy is a Boston trial lawyer and poet. He received a BA in Philosophy and Political Science from Boston University, an MA in Government from Georgetown University, and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Hoy served as a Brookline, Massachusetts Selectman for four terms. His work has appeared, most recently, in Third Wednesday, The Write Room, Clark Street Review and TheNew Verse.News.