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I Am White

I am white 
born to fight 
Our army is effective
We're very protective
Any sign of an intruder
We're there with one manoeuvre
We tackle and destroy
And then we dance with joy
But there has been times
A new enemy has arrived
We've been taken off guard
And been taken down hard
They bad guys are getting smarter everyday
They recruit our own guys and take them away
It's a tough battle as you can tell
We work for you
We're your  white blood cells



August 27, 2016

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John Lawless

Date: 8/31/2016 7:42:00 PM

Tanis, you sucked me in with the title and left me chuckling at the fancy "woodwork" leading me to the conclusion. Thanks for participating in the contest.

Agnes Krampe

Date: 8/31/2016 2:24:00 PM

Congrats, Tanis. The title of the poem intrigued me and I kept reading - nicely done.

John Hamilton

Date: 8/31/2016 1:34:00 PM

Very nice personification, Tanis, you had me going in the beginning, and then it all made sense, congrats on a fine win!

Beautiful Scars

Date: 8/31/2016 1:10:00 PM

Tanis, congrats on your placement :)-luloo

Jan Allison

Date: 8/31/2016 11:47:00 AM

dropping back with my congrats Tanis:-) hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith

Date: 8/31/2016 11:30:00 AM

Congratulations Tanis...

Sushma A. Singh

Date: 8/31/2016 10:23:00 AM

Superb! Especially the end! Huge Congrats! Sushma

Sandra Haight

Date: 8/31/2016 9:17:00 AM

Very clever, Tanis...I was wondering where your words were leading until the end! Excellent, and congrats on your podium win. Sandra

CayCay Jennings

Date: 8/29/2016 2:26:00 PM

This is marvelous, captivating, witty and so many other good things. You entertained me with a well-written poem that by its quality is most uplifting ... CayCay