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I Only Ask for that Foreign Hospitality
I’m a rich, silvery, white-scarfed dove in the tropical Flamingo.
Fluff my feathers, powder my face, swaddle me in your praise.
Kneel by my feet, kiss my hand, caress my face,
Yes, I’m still young and single. Magic and games, take chances and play bingo
Why do you all linger, please, let’s mingle.
What’s wrong, just take my lace
Don’t touch the lamp! What do you mean just “in case?”
Please, don’t huff, or puff! Our fire can still kindle.
Don’t come near me with your spear,
You’re shattering my pearly reality.
Stay back, don’t sneer. Please, just stay clear.
Just look and see. This burning, blinding light is my fatality.
These tears of fear, my end is is near, it’s here.
Please, just give me a beer, so I can return to that perfect, past normality.
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The 1947 play "A Streetcar Named Desire" inspired me to write this poem. I wrote the poem from the point of view of Blanche, who struggles between facing the brutality of reality and feigning that all is right, through her illusions and fantasies.