{"id":1228,"date":"2018-05-10T21:28:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T01:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2018-05-10T21:28:10","modified_gmt":"2018-05-11T01:28:10","slug":"howrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/spire\/2018\/05\/10\/howrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Borders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sophia Howrey<\/em><\/p>\n

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This is a short Tanka poem for my beloved hometown. I was born and raised in the small city of Imperial Beach, California. Dubbed the “Most Southwestern City in the U.S.”, it was a pleasant place to grow up. The main street sent you straight from the shopping centers to the shoreline. You could even walk from the Tijuana Estuary into Mexico. Kids there spent their summers soaking up the gorgeous California sun, and early mornings had surfers wide awake and ready for the waves. But there\u2019s a catch. Factories in Tijuana, Mexico often polluted the rivers and the ocean. There have been several toxic spills. There are even cases of people getting severely ill and dying after exposure to the polluted water. I remember some days when I was so excited to go to the beach, only to find that signs had been put up in the sand stating that the water wasn’t safe. Sometimes, the beach would be closed for weeks. Even though the dangers of the pollution are well known to the residents of Imperial Beach, the contamination continues, putting the beach, wildlife, and residents at risk.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Beyond Borders<\/h2>\n
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Viewing the jetty
\nThe sea wide open for me,
\nbut poisoned once again.
\nHear the tides in agony
\nSewage quells the seaweed\u2019s scent.<\/p>\n

I traveled across
\nSeeking a beautiful
\nRenewal of faith
\nSome promising rumours of
\nA state spared by factories<\/p>\n

In far inland Maine
\nA last pollution free
\nUnlike like the spoiled sea
\nBut tears whelmed over the sight
\nOf browned rivers and creeks<\/p>\n

Struck with disbelief
\nWe breathe it in, pour it out
\nHow could they stand when
\nThe chemicals eat away
\nAll the denials claimed at trial?<\/p>\n

Stretching coast to coast
\nEnough partisan debate
\nConsider the fates
\nOf generations to come
\nCherish the world we have<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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