This building finished in Dubai Is many dozen stories high– So high that it could terrify A pilot flying in the sky, So high that those who want to die Can jump from upper floors and try To prove that people cannot fly But can enjoy a long goodbye, So high that there is no supply Of higher buildings, far or nigh. Dubai, though I so hate to pry, Why build a building quite that high?
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”