LONG AGO

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    A book by the cover .. outside .. not looking in.
    Clone A .. Clone B .. continue.

    LONG AGO

    It's mandatory to be the same
    You're not allowed to be different
    Come on .. play our game

    Don't be a stick
    Lying aimlessly in the mud
    Everyone will think you're odd

    Would you enjoy ?
    People pointing .. laughing
    Cold shoulders and all

    We'll let you in
    If you cut your thick, lengthy native hair
    Dress .. act like us

    You'll have many friends
    And not be alone
    As you've been
    All the time

    We welcome
    Folks that agree
    With our way of thinking

    Don't speak
    Just listen
    Didn't you know ?
    Individualism died
    Long ago

    Copyright © July 2009
    StandingBear

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    stellar commented on LONG AGO

    07-24-2010

    i can relate so much with this...being gay in a community of straights is really very hard...sometimes you are forced to act like them because you got no choice and sometimes it confuse you on how to have an identity when the inside and outside is in contrast...but to be free i think is one of the most wonderful thing in life...wakes my emotion...love it SB,,,^_^ v

    StandingBear

    07/25/2010

    Being native in a non native community certainly has had challenges for me. Being heterosexual i've never had problems. In the U.S. there are many gay communities where i think most gays live in tight knit circles. You'd probably like this kind of lifestyle better than living amongst straights. At least this is what I see in the news. They have parades and even get married.

    stellar

    07/26/2010

    lol...all of my friends are heterosexual,,,I only got 1 gay friend...^_^ v

    Charlie23 commented on LONG AGO

    06-28-2010

    Yes, it is often hard to find actual individuals who don't need to fall the crowd, but can stand alone!

    StandingBear

    06/29/2010

    There's a few left .. somewhere .. lol. Most feel the pressure to follow, lead, or get out of the way! To be unique is another story. Thanks Charlie!

    cmlestrade commented on LONG AGO

    12-28-2009

    This is a great poem and says to me that no matter how liberal we claim our thinking is, we still want everyone to conform to the moral majority. i sometimes ponder where I would be if there was no such thing as a rebel who practiced morals. write on.

    StandingBear

    12/28/2009

    Thank you cmlestrade for your always insightful comments. SBear

    Mareann commented on LONG AGO

    11-27-2009

    A poem deep with emotion.... My mother being part Indian always felt ashamed of her heritage, to mush pain as a child feeling as though she was never like everyone else. Thanks for this reminder, of what a shallow world we live in. Mary

    StandingBear

    11/28/2009

    Thanks Mary! No shame here though many tried to force the issue. I was forced to write i'm white on job applications here just to work after high school. Even then i was told i was the wrong color and that i didn't fit in hiring quotas of the day. I've been on the road working ever since. SBear

    gogant commented on LONG AGO

    11-27-2009

    It was not the Natives of this place that buried us...it was we, the masters of a proud and noble band...oh, so sadly was this, forceful grabbers of the Indian's land...who tried to make the Natives white. Great work SBear....................................gogant

    StandingBear

    11/28/2009

    Thank you gog for your insight!! SBear

    Poetry is what is lost in translation.

    Robert Frost (1875-1963) American Poet.

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