Internal Migration: On Being On Tour Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: ABCDEFGHIJKLDMNOPQRS TUVWVVVVI| As an American traveler I have | A |
| to remember not to get actionably mad | B |
| about the way things are around here | C |
| Tomorrow I ll be a thousand miles away | D |
| from the way it is around here I will | E |
| keep my temper I will not kill the dog | F |
| next door nor will I kill the next door wife | G |
| both of whom are crazy and aggressive | H |
| and think they live at the center of culture | I |
| like everyone else in this college town | J |
| This is because I m leaving I m taking off | K |
| by car by light plane by jet by taxicab | L |
| for some place else a thousand miles away | D |
| so I caution myself control your rage | M |
| even if it causes a slight heart attack | N |
| Stay out of jail tonight before you leave | O |
| and don t get obstreperous in transit tomorrow | P |
| so as to stay out of jail on arrival tomorrow night | Q |
| Think the new handcuffs are sharp inside | R |
| and meant to cut the wrists You re not too old | S |
| to be raped in their filthy overcrowded jails | T |
| and you ll lose your glasses and false teeth | U |
| How would you eat study and be | V |
| a traveling lecturer if you got out alive and sane | W |
| So remember to leave this place peacefully | V |
| it s only Asshole State University at Nowheresville | V |
| and remember to get to the next place peacefully | V |
| it s only Nowhere State University at Assholesville | V |
| and you must travel from place to place for food and shelter | I |
Alan Dugan
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