To Be American

For some of us, to be American
is to fit, is to be
snug, warm and dry.

For others, to be American
is to walk every day through
a mist and barely notice it

until the morning you realize
you cannot breathe and
have in fact been slowly drowned.

And for some, to be American
is to be elsewhere looking through a window
with great longing

and not be able to see the latter
because of how well we hide it
behind the former.

About Tony Brown

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A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown

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