You're sure to get hurt in Herzegovina,
And, in Rwanda, rue quandries of sorrow.
In Chernobyl, you'll get a glowing patina,
And they kill men on Kilamanjaro.
You won't get a bang out of Bangladesh,
And, in Ouagadougou, your dinner is dog.
There's no merry train out to cold Marrakech,
And Timbuktu bucks through a bog.
They do more than tango in wild Pango Pango,
And, in Borneo, pygmies burn you.
So, you won't find me--deranged in Durango,
Just Online in calm Kalamazoo.
---© 2013 Philip Clarke Brewer
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