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[labellementeuse]

landing

get this,
I was born on the edge of the world.

We're tougher out here, don't you get it?
in old maps new zealand
barely makes it on there, the tip of the North

growing up,
falling off the edge of the world,
It puts the sky in us, the space
and the stretching, open spaces;

white clouds for miles, aotearoa
is balancing on the rim
of the biggest dinner plate in history.

new zealanders, we know what we're about
we do a good balancing act;
afraid that someday we'll fall off the edge of the world,

we're busy learning how to fly.

This is actually a recap of an earlier poem which I didn't tag or memory at the time and now of course have lost. *facepalm* I think I like it better than the original, but not actually having the original I'm not sure. :P

Comments

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

*facepalm* this is SO NOT PATRIOTISM. it's not about my nation, going "YAY NEW ZEALAND R KEWL AND CAN DO NO WRONG." It's love of my country but not my nation state, IYKWIM.

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

wellikindadon'tknowexactlythedifferenceumyeah

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

Well. Patriotism can possibly mean either, but I hate the concept of patriotism and being a patriot. It's all bpund up in the superiority of one country over all the others, and the rightness of the actions of that country over all others- totally different from just loving your country. And it makes all those horrible Americans tell people against the war in Iraq that they're unpatriotic and don't love their country just because they don't support the war and Bush. It's such a horrible restrictive notion.

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

You see my idea of patriotism is wanting Jacob Moore's babies, so it's all relative ;););)

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

... who?

[miriamus.livejournal.com]

The drummer from the Checks. This dude


It's not a great picture, he's normally really hot :P

[cabaiste84.livejournal.com]

What's IYKWIM? lol

[cabaiste84.livejournal.com]

By the way, I'm snagging no. 6 of your JKB icons- just gorgeous! I will try and credit properly this time! :P

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

"If You Know What I Mean" is the acronym, and that's cool. :)