Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
At the Barracks Gate
“Underneath the lantern by the barracks gate”
-Lili Marlene
There were two
lanterns at our barracks gate
After standing
inspection for Cinderella Liberty
We passed beneath
them to catch the Number 7 bus
Past Balboa’s
eucalyptus trees, into downtown
Where sins of the
flesh awaited our E-1 fantasies
But instead we went
to Mass, found a coffee shop
Nervously walked
along Lower Broadway
Tried desperately
to look like old salts
Carefully stayed
away from Lili Marlene
And ‘phoned our
parents from the lobby of the U. S. Grant
