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September 12, 2010
By apocalyptigirl BRONZE, Staunton, Virginia
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apocalyptigirl BRONZE, Staunton, Virginia
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"DON'T PANIC." ~from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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I want out
This is done
Can’t believe I thought
You were the one

You turned on me,
I’ll turn on you—
An eye for an eye,
Because yours were blue?

Sky-blue eyes
Meeting earth-brown
Pale white hands
Striking me down

I’ll never forget you,
How your smile set me free
I’ll never forgive you
For the way you used me

Don’t want your excuses—

Your mother this,
Your father that,
I wish you’d just loved me
And left it at that.

© Richard F., League City, TX

The author's comments:
Sadly, prejudices that should die with one generation get handed down to the next, like the genes for blue eyes or brown skin.
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apocalyptigirl BRONZE said...
on Oct. 5 2010 at 7:50 pm
apocalyptigirl BRONZE, Staunton, Virginia
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"DON'T PANIC." ~from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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(see stanzas 3 and the last one)
apocalyptigirl BRONZE said...
on Oct. 5 2010 at 7:49 pm
apocalyptigirl BRONZE, Staunton, Virginia
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"DON'T PANIC." ~from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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In summary: He ditched her b/c she wasn't white, and his parents didn't approve.
AvengedJasonFold said...
on Oct. 5 2010 at 7:27 pm

I liked the poem! Sorta... see this is the kind of thing  I always have to hear from ex-gfs "you used me! you hate me!" and it's all not true so reading anything of that nature tends to turn me off but I still think this was a solid work of art.

But I spent more time trying to figure out what the "authors comments" thing meant. I still dont get it lol

apocalyptigirl BRONZE said...
on Oct. 5 2010 at 1:06 pm
apocalyptigirl BRONZE, Staunton, Virginia
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Um, by "undertoned" do you mean obvious or not obvious?
elmosoreo SILVER said...
on Oct. 5 2010 at 8:57 am
elmosoreo SILVER, Paducah, Kentucky
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I really enjoyed this :) I think the meaning was a little undertoned..but it fit it perfect :)
AgnotTheOdd GOLD said...
on Oct. 4 2010 at 11:11 pm
AgnotTheOdd GOLD, Aptos, California
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Definitely like the rhyme that doesn't interfere with the message.  The rhythm felt a little funky/unnatural in some places - but then again maybe thats just me.