Vancouver

Vancouver's a private reference and it's not really about Canada as a whole, just one
experience regarding the aforementioned. Shh!

Schwein Fleisch vs schweinefleisch. As two distinct words it literally means "pig skin" as
one word it means "pork". I mean it as two distinct words so that it can tie in with
"pound of flesh". I was going to have "haut" but apparently "schweinhaut" is actually a
surname. Oh those unlucky few who roam the world as Mr and Mrs Pig-Skin!  :(
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Vancouver

Chasing rainbows along horizons 
Is insane. Clear misunderstanding. 
You left the city and your pound of flesh. 
 
Schwein Fleisch.
 
We were young, laughing and colliding 
Corrupt to the claws. We were 
Writing endlessly, listlessly and so 
Apologetic. Pathetic fallacy 
The downpour flooded the chalk into grey. 
 
Of course we wrote about you.  
Reviews were decadent and ego-manipulating. 
We were akin with it. The world was always a  
Spectrum of amazing. 
 
Had to run. 
 
Through the rainbow with  
Your look of Old Nick. 
No explanation.  

Schwein Fleisch.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Soulfire Avatar
April 10, 2011 at 7:05 PM
Hi there Nathaniel. Really liked this poem and agree that the world, and indeed, Vancouver, is a "spectrum of amazing." Nice!
Mehta Avatar
April 10, 2011 at 5:56 PM
very awesome and intriguing write, Nathaniel
Konos Avatar
April 10, 2011 at 4:41 PM
most enjoyable ..thank you
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