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Friday, October 24, 2003


Because Mireiyu and Phoenix wanted to see it...
Ok, by popular demand, here is my "cliche" poem ^__^. This isn't a conventional move for me, I usually just stuff my work away in a corner. If it sucks, feel free to tell me.

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I never understood the purpose
of Astroturf on your front steps, nor
the marble leopard in your living room.
I didn't get why you put your nativity scene
in your fireplace. I warned you Santa might step on it,
but nobody listens to a child.

You whispered nervously in my parent's ear
as I didn't touch my turkey or sweet potatoes.
Picky eaters are unheard of to you.
You wondered why I preferred to watch TV alone,
lock the doors whenever I enter a room,
ate popcorn after just having dinner.
You think I stare at your porcelain Christmas village
for hours at a time
because there is something wrong with me.

I can't comprehend why
you don't think your grandson's bride is pretty,
or why the framed psalm in the hall outside the guest room,
makes me think of anything but greener pastures.

You don't understand why
I sit in the kitchen so late.
Why I'm never ready for Foxwoods at 4:00 AM,
even though you know I'm too young to gamble.
You wonder what I could possibly do
by myself for that long.

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