*South Alabama*
From your very first day, your claws are formed.
It’s all so beautiful I know. The beaches covered in white sand,
The pulchritude of youth spread on the mainland.
Do not be intimidated.
It is all waiting on you.
Let the Jaguar maim the babe in the woods.
Then set your sights on the beauty of Mobile,
with the freedom of the USA.
In such an environment as this,
The more you assail the beauty,
The more you add to it.
Don’t fight it. Attack.
For these years are running and they are so tender,
Yet they are longing for your claws.
From Alma Mater Vol. 4: The South.
You can read the full four-volume Alma Mater collection here.
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