Take a Chance

Dec 01, 2010 10:45



You visit my neighborhood and you are afraid.  Your wide, flat eyes see dangerous people.  Brown, black.  Tattooed, pierced.  Titanic dreads, dashikis, burkas, salwar kameez, kente cloth, yarmulkes, angry t-shirts, do-rags.  Men in makeup and bald women.  Silver rings up to the first knuckle.  Leather.

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ohari December 1 2010, 17:10:32 UTC
I like your neighborhood.

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foolishfiddler December 1 2010, 17:19:44 UTC
I like my neighborhood, too. :-)

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foolishfiddler December 1 2010, 17:19:57 UTC
:-) I'm voting for both of us. And thanks!

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kehlen December 2 2010, 11:13:46 UTC
I think both of your entries are good. So I think I'm doing the same. ^_^

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vaguelyclear December 1 2010, 17:55:06 UTC
I love the way you wrote this. It makes me want to visit your neighbourhood! :)

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foolishfiddler December 1 2010, 18:35:40 UTC
Come on over....we'll have tapas! Thanks. :-)

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scriblesnbraile December 1 2010, 18:36:33 UTC
Love this! You describe everything so well.

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foolishfiddler December 1 2010, 18:42:55 UTC
Thanks!

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momebie December 1 2010, 18:37:46 UTC
...can I live there too?

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foolishfiddler December 1 2010, 18:43:04 UTC
Come on down!

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