All This Is That: Poem: Optimism

Saturday, July 09, 2005

Poem: Optimism

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In our tarpaper shacks,
We build crystal dream palaces
To colonize
When our ships come in.
---o0o---

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Instead of using the word "colonize," why not use the word "inhabit" or something like that.

Colonize has certain negative connotations, including colonialism and ant colonization.; 10/20/2005
Keekee Brummet said...: I hope you're pulling my leg!!; 11/14/2005

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