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Poems - I Have Decided
| | I Have Decidedby butterflyzrfree
I have decided. I know him. President Obama. Well not intimately, but he shook my hand, at a campaign rally. Actually, I supported McCain. but, I shook his hand. He has a strong hand shake.
Then, well, I had a dream. I must meet him, after that dream!
I want to tell about the dream I had about him, where he selected me an an advisor, on the opinion of the people.
I dreamed he would ask me to recruit minorities from the people to help, and we could form a caucaus, or whatever it is called. I know that is what it is called in Ohio, but I have never seen much of anywhere else. That was my dream.
When I woke up I got to thinking and thought about it all day at work, and carried it in my mind after that.
Kim from the factory could represent, Chinese, no, it's Korean people. He always corrects me that he is not Chinese. He does look annoyed at people calling him Chinese, I do not know why. Maybe its just people bugging him.
Then Tony Regliano could be the Italian rep, I think that I spelled it right., And the other Tony, who everyone makes fun of his name, but it ends in '-opolis' So he is Tony Opolis, he could be the Greek rep. And Joey O'Brien could be the Irish rep. Sam Okumari, the assistant manager, could be the Japanese one. I know he is Japanese because he told me. And Banjoo, he could represent India. These are all Americans, notice I left out Juan, 'cuz I don't know if he is legal. No one ever asks him, as we all like him, and he has a Mexican wife and kids. I think they are Mexican, they are dark, anyway, and she speaks English better than he does. You should see him at the factory. He works hard, and on Friday, he goes out with his friends. They work other places and I don't know if they are legal either, so don't want to stir up a mess. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, that's my motto,
Most of these guys are my drinking buddies and on Friday after work, we all go to the same sports bar, and drink beer, or course, the wives know that we will be late. Well, with the American ones like O'Brien and Opolis and Italian Tony that come with me, and we meet some of the other guys in town. My best friend is called Buddy, Buddy Blackman, although he is white, of course. And there is Frankie Spears, and Tom Ricker, and we watch whatever Larry puts on the new HDTV flat screen that hangs now over the bar. Even if no good games are on, he always finds something, even if it is gymnastics, the American Gymnastics teams have really hot girls, so that's fine with me.
We get to shoot the shit and play pool and I am one of the best pool players, so I get a little money, but we only play for dollars, so its not too much and I spend it on drinks. Everyone drinks beers, usually Bud or Pabst or Michelob, and some of the guys, have to drink Bud Lite for their blood pressure or heart trouble. You know, I always tell my kids yeah, Peter Pan is good, he keeps you young forever, there is no use getting older, sure doesn't get more fun, no way.
Usually we try to get home by midnight so the wives don't get mad, and one of the guys isn't married yet, we always elbow him and tell him how great it is to be married, always a hot girl in your bed, and a hot meal on the table, but he doesn't buy that, he hears us talking all night he knows that is bullshit. Usually he is designated driver as he only drinks two or three glasses of wine for the night, and has some kind of bad stomach, and orders dinner at the bar.
Everyone does order something, like chicken wings at the bar, after all, we don't eat dinner till after midnight, and don't like to come stumbling out of there. One time I did, but that was New Year's and I wasn't the only one. My wife wouldn't speak to me that week, as she had told me about some stupid party, which I forgot, and I came home puking, at 3 am.
There were a few whores there, on New Year's, not for regular. I stay away from that stuff. That's all I need, is to catch some crap from a whore, even a pretty one. Some of the guys did pay the whores, I don't know (well, yes, I do know) where Larry found them, but one I recognized from my daughter's high school and that was it. I wanted to call her father, actually, and she was lucky he didn't come straight in and find her and pull her by the ear right out of there, although most of the guys would have covered it up, for Larry's sake. I mean, everyone has to make a living, bartenders and whores included, if you know what I mean.
So, when that business was over, the next Friday I sat down with the guys and made a long list of all of the things to say to the president, and first on the list was to allow more gun rights, of course. We go hunting every season, and I usually get a deer, and we get together and get it smoked and made into sausages. Some people mount the antlers, if they are good size, like ten point. Of course, if you do bag an Elk, that would be a definite yes, on the mounting, although the meat's flavor is not tasty, the families don't seem to mind. Always a bunch of free steaks too, and the leftovers are the smoked stuff, for you big city people who don't know.
Some other things the guys said: Always be nice to your wife (I put that under women's rights)
Be nice to the guys at work that are not really American as they work hard and don't mess with anybody, even if they are not Christian.(That went under freedom and equality.)
If they live here, and don't have knife fights, they are American. ( I put this under immigration laws. I was getting good!)
Always work hard and don't talk back to your boss. ( I put this under democracy)
So there was my list, to present to the president, to show how the common American Man feels about America. I hope someday I will shake hands with him again and give him the list. Then he would know the real truth about how we think about lots of the issues.
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Re: I Have Decided
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by nerdgirl on Saturday, November 07, 2009 (09:27:59) |
This was very interesting and fun to read. The line
" if they live here and dont have knife fights, they are american" made me laugh, I like that line!!! Here in Germany if there having a knife fight they are usually turkish. I dont have anything against turkish people. ive had turkish friends. Just this one place here where they all think they are some sort of super gang and go around beating strangers half to death. Not a pretty sight.
anyways.. I enjoyed the write!!
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Re: I Have Decided
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by butterflyzrfree on Saturday, November 07, 2009 (11:44:56) |
Jenna! I was wondering if the theme came across well, about the underlying racism in the US culture. Thank you so much for your positive comments! Yes, it is supposed to be funny! thanks again, G.
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Re: I Have Decided
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by CRUSH-247 on Sunday, November 08, 2009 (09:30:58) |
An epic piece,gail...Wonderful and cool...Michael...
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Re: I Have Decided
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by butterflyzrfree on Sunday, November 08, 2009 (10:15:35) |
Thank you so much Michael! I tried to find areas where I could cute ilt down, but found nothing (I did cut out the beginning which will show up somewhere else.) It was important here that I show nothing of the president or even much politics, but the underlying thoughts and integral racism in the working class and middle class of this country. Precident Obama is seen as racially sperate from others...was one of the main, but not the only, points here. Many people do not care for prose poetry or LONG READS so, thank you laso for taking the time on this one...
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Re: I Have Decided
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by CRUSH-247 on Sunday, November 08, 2009 (11:16:31) |
I enjoy your work gail...It is my pleasure to read it...Be well...
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Re: I Have Decided
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by butterflyzrfree on Sunday, November 08, 2009 (13:34:36) |
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Re: I Have Decided
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by omegapaf on Monday, November 09, 2009 (03:49:05) |
excellent gail. a lot of people have this sort of tabloid mildly racist without even realising it attitude to race. it made me smile the way american right wing media tried for months to attack obama without actually mentioning the word black...then decided to call him a racist. - i'm sure all my mick, jock, paki, chinkie, yankee, aussie, jew mates would agree ha ha - paul.
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Re: I Have Decided
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by butterflyzrfree on Monday, November 09, 2009 (08:59:07) |
Yes, Paul, that is one reason why I wrote this! I waws trying to go deep into the mentality of a huge group of poeple, no, the PSYCHE, of those people and there are many who think in this manner. It goes much deeper than the racism. But it is also supposed to be funy. Thanks for your comment.
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Re: I Have Decided
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by angeroseblue on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (23:48:22) |
Gail
what can i say girl
i love your prose
this is an awesome write
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Re: I Have Decided
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by butterflyzrfree on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (20:28:55) |
Thanks so much, Libby! I have enjoyed talking to you and all of your support! You are great. Take care, sweetie pie! Gail
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Re: I Have Decided
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by BrokenWordsPoet on Friday, November 13, 2009 (09:19:40) |
Honey you sure don't live down in the dirty south... When the smiles are mostly to get your dollar... Where who you love matters when it comes the shade of your skin... Then you were not talking about love... What you are talking about is getting along... Looking at Obama as a black man is just wrong... He is a product of what America is becoming... It cannot happen sooner for me... Watch the Bull Worth movie... We have to stop drawing lines between races... We diddle and we diddle and we diddle... Until we all become one... BWP... James...
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Re: I Have Decided
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by butterflyzrfree on Friday, November 13, 2009 (11:24:55) |
This is a political poem. Read it again. Thanks for your comments, tho!
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Re: I Have Decided
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by BrokenWordsPoet on Friday, November 13, 2009 (11:58:10) |
I knew it is a political poem... I liked reading it... I read it all the way true... It had a lot of very good points... My comment was also political... I am a bird on a wire... I have been married to the same woman thirty-one years... You are speaking for the common man??? I have been married to the same black woman all those years... A bird on the wire... When backs are turned... I know what black men are saying... I know what white men are saying... Those men of other races... Of a lighter color skin... I know what they are saying... You see they are free to talk in front of me... What got me was where was the black man in the poem??? Was he the President??? I think not... So you must not have been talking about the common black man... Also I did not low rate your poem... You know by now I am not like that... If it is political look for a political comment.. This work was so much about race... BWP... James...
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Re: I Have Decided
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by butterflyzrfree on Friday, November 13, 2009 (16:39:16) |
Sorry if in any way this offended you! I left out the black man deliberately, to embellish the point that nothing in this country has really changed and that would include the dehumanization of the black people. This was a regular Joe have a beer at the bar white guy, I suppose you are correct that I assumed people would also assume this. Not necessarily a redneck but, in his own eyes, and the eyes of 'his buddies" a particularly well meaning person. The fact that a black guy was compleyely overlooked would not be twice thought of by his friends, or the people in white middle america. ps: You should move to Miami, where people would leave you alone!!!
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by BrokenWordsPoet on Friday, November 13, 2009 (16:51:43) |
I want you to know this... You did in no way offended me... I knew you left the black man deliberately... And I know you have a good heart... If I thought other wise I would not comment or read your work... I hold you as a friend for that reason... Very good reply... BWP... James...
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Re: I Have Decided
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by butterflyzrfree on Friday, November 13, 2009 (17:01:46) |
James: I will PM you...
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