Jara
Jara's Bittersweet Afternoons: A Tale of Urban Change
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Jara remembers how it once was,
Jara reminisces about the past.
She'd watch the tide rise and fall
She used to observe the regular ebb and flow of the tide.
Though never one for specifics
Not inclined towards details.
This was too easy to recollect
However, this particular memory is vivid and easy to recall.
That time before, they met
Reflecting on the time before she met someone.
She was a day over twenty
At the age of slightly more than twenty.
When they came with all the cement
When construction workers arrived with cement.
And they said it was good for the city
They claimed it was beneficial for the city.
To keep the buildings intact
Emphasizing the importance of preserving buildings.
What will she watch in the afternoon?
Questions arise about what she will observe in the afternoon.
A shame, isn't it a shame?
An expression of regret or disappointment.
My boat sits quiet and still
Her boat remains motionless, possibly symbolizing stagnation.
That's what she had heard
Referring to what she had been told about the stillness of her surroundings.
From her stoop beside the canal
Describing her vantage point near the canal.
They bickered on for hours
Extended arguments about lost cultural elements.
Of culture that was lost
Discussion about the shared experience of cultural decline.
Though had they not seen the same thing
Highlighting the irony that their perspectives may differ, yet the consequences are shared.
They would both bare the cost
Emphasizing the collective impact of their shared experience.
Nothing to watch in the afternoon
Reiteration of the absence of interesting things to observe in the afternoon.
What would they watch in the afternoon?
Repeating the question about what they would watch in the afternoon.
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