| 1 | hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? | |
| 2 | What hair remained on his balding head stuck out untidily. | |
| 3 | Smoother than shells continually polished by the sea. | |
| 4 | Then he picked up a chunk of concrete from the rubble and rubbed it in his hands. | |
| 5 | The waves of the Caribbean break to the north, cruise ships hum in the south and a constellation of lights illuminate the mountains of Puerto Rico in the distance. |