Boulevardier
I walk to magnify my heart
into the city of gold and bacon
I am not without life like the play in plague
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 29 October 1666.
Dave Bonta
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I walk to magnify my heart
into the city of gold and bacon
I am not without life like the play in plague
Erasure poem derived from The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Monday 29 October 1666.
A boulevardier is someone who strolls city streets for pleasure, and the speaker here seems to be exactly that. Walking isn't just a way to get somewhere, though. It's meant to "magnify my heart," as if each step makes the speaker's feelings larger and more alive.
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