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Array ( [sid] => 147381 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => California [time] => 2009-01-11 14:17:11 [hometext] => there are too many songs titled 'california'; all dipicting running away to happiness. you can find that elsewhere. [bodytext] => -----------------------------

why do they all
sing about california?

plastic dreams
and fake realities

i'd rather stay in this
corner of the world;
if california is my other option.

america's wasteland
on display

why submerse yourself,
in something so tragically toxic?

i'll scour the world;
for something comparably cliched.
let me know if you get there first.

running the world
twice over

you'll never find me
in california [comments] => 4 [counter] => 182 [topic] => 43 [informant] => anomalei [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 4 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => oops )

California

Contributed by anomalei on Sunday, 11th January 2009 @ 02:17:11 PM in AEST
Topic: oops

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why do they all
sing about california?

plastic dreams
and fake realities

i'd rather stay in this
corner of the world;
if california is my other option.

america's wasteland
on display

why submerse yourself,
in something so tragically toxic?

i'll scour the world;
for something comparably cliched.
let me know if you get there first.

running the world
twice over

you'll never find me
in california

Copyright Â© anomalei ... [ 2009-01-11 14:17:11]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: California (User Rating: 1 )
by elle on Sunday, 11th January 2009 @ 02:26:57 PM AEST
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just say like you mean it. . . good write. peace. elle

Re: California (User Rating: 1 )
by fanniesson on Sunday, 11th January 2009 @ 02:44:26 PM AEST
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As I sit here reading your poem
I’m thinking of all those California songs
and this poem starts to make a lot of sense.
A worth while enjoyable read for me
thanks
mike fanniesson

Re: California (User Rating: 1 )
by Incognito_Bombastus on Sunday, 11th January 2009 @ 06:32:35 PM AEST
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A sentiment I can only ascent too. The work its subject matter and some masterful couplet of vision make of this piece a msterful joy to read. In fact I'll add the highest compliment I can give "I wish I'd written it".
Thank you I.B.
ps which is your corner of the world?

Re: California (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Friday, 25th September 2009 @ 10:26:58 AM AEST
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Well i've got a friend in L.A. who's nice, but I see what you mean. It sells america and the rest of the world an illusion. That you make it in the movie business (when 99% statistically don't) and that success is laid out on a plate. In reality a lot of people go there and end up with nothing, like the mexicans. It's a shame, but the illusion is damn powerful.

-Phil

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