my enigmatic father's place of birth. and it gives the feeling of just skipping something that means so much to her.

my History alive with all I've lost."

It has a tone of resilience

The index named one page, moved on to Pierce

my enigmatic father's place of birth.

The leaden black receiver did not talk.

The earpiece roar dissolved to crackling sounds,

And yet my world grows huge with maps, crisscrossed,

a dial tone erased the Philippines."

Imagery of the phone and static after someone hangs up symbolizes a severing between her known culture and linkage to the Philippines.

"The Making of America marched past

my enigmatic father's place of birth."

"my History alive with all I've lost."

These images are used to show us her mourning for something she never had, which was her culture. the only bit of it she did really know and have was her father and when he passed she felt as though it didnt exist anymore.