ADVENTURES ABROAD

I want to thank you
for letting me know
about your gig in Hamburg
a town to which I have never been
and,
thanks to my Eastern European Hebraic ancestry,
have some small anxiety about going to.

I appreciate you’re informing me
of the moves you make in foreign lands
thousands of kilometers away.
I approve of yours decisions.
Well, some of them.

I am glad you are aware
of the wrong side of the tracks
in each community you have visited
– even those without Eurail access.
I am proud of you
for the research done
but
believe you should not avoid those areas.

It is where adventure can be found
how stories get discovered
and your life becomes most truly appreciated.
Brave the dark end of the street.
Enter the red light district.
Don’t fear the reeperbahn.

Go forth.
Enjoy in the new city
before your show
tonight.

Also, please
take me off your mailing list.