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expatriate
By red_haze
a bleach white smile in familiar face.
lies that feign miscomunication,
slip of the tongue missiles begin a battle...
and
my eyes only find red, white, and blue bruises.
i've found prison in an unwelcome home of the 'free'.
stranger in a world i don't want to know.
the geography of political dissention,
masses typed in blocked letters...
and,
a flag that i'll use to dust off my foreign block-busters.
i've a traitors walk and a thousand miles to travel.
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Copyright 2004 red_haze
Published on Friday, January 16, 2004.
Filed under:
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On Sunday, February 1, 2004, Dancing_Monkey
(1246)
wrote:
nice wording. painting pictures so grand. I find yor writes mature.
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On Sunday, February 1, 2004, red_haze
(52) wrote:
thank you. mature is never a word i'd have associated with my work. you've made my day. :)
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On Sunday, January 18, 2004, stormtalk
(729) wrote:
This isn't my favorite of your poems - it feels like it's missing something. Not that I don't like it... its strength lies in its simplicity, something I'm always a fan of.
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On Friday, January 23, 2004, red_haze
(52) wrote:
and now i've worked on it.. and changed it.. possibly for the worse...
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On Monday, January 19, 2004, red_haze
(52) wrote:
thank you. i appreciate all forms of comment and criticism. the 'missing' piece.. it's true. something is missing. my patriotism. i harbor hate for a home that does not welcome.
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On Friday, January 16, 2004, Solace
(1069) wrote:
So detached and alone... This conveys something of a desolation and comlements my despise of cities and the conglomerated mass of humanity.
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On Monday, January 19, 2004, red_haze
(52) wrote:
i am glad someone can relate. though i don't necessarly hate cities, i do hate my country. i am sure this offends many people, but truly, i long to live abroad.
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On Monday, January 19, 2004, purr_verse
(1059) wrote:
mine doesn't fit me either.
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On Friday, January 16, 2004, Exodus
(172) wrote:
nice stuff...i like..
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On Monday, January 19, 2004, red_haze
(52) wrote:
thank you.
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