From Canada to America
Crossing the border into America,
We are also entering into the lyrical
Apex of worldly pop-culture,
From neighbouring Canada, in so many ways distant,
To a world full of show-business, water-resistant
Make-up, and pages of old-new pop-literary vultures.
Billboard after billboard announces:
“MacDonald’s”, “Coca-Cola, 24 ounces”…
“Hotel Hyatt” and “Pop-tarts” and more!
No sooner we get past the border
than: “Pizzas — eat in / take-out order”,
In this peace-loving country you can buy “Guns galore”.
On the radio: “Labour-saving devices
Are on sale now at rock-bottom prices!..
And now for some ‘country-pop-rock’…”
Then a cowboy …
