We join the
Merchant Marines. Sail the world
until the war ends. Then jump ship
and make it to Paris.
For the liberation.



ALLEN
Be careful.
You are not in wonderland
I have heard the strange madness
long growing in your soul.
But you are fortunate.

Lucien listens anew, realizing this poem is about him.

ALLEN
In your ignorance
In your isolation,
you who have suffered
Find where love hides.
Give. Share. Lose.
Lest we die unbloomed.

Just the sound of the water. Completely vulnerable, Allen
sits back down.