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Oh to be free
Like that
Trim and fit
Not an ounce of fat
I watch as she jogs by
Oh lord, how time does fly
The weighted days
Could have never dreamed
I still long for places
Left unseen
Sitting here
In self made despair
I try to think
Of what I’ve got
To wonder less
Of what I’ve not
The not
Was meant for me
Somehow lost
When I married
The children born
The dreams long gone
As we suburban
Soldiered on
Parental duties
Long in the night
Tired
We would always fight
It wasn’t long
Before he was gone
Then I alone
To keep this home
New Schools
Car pools
Saturday sport
Sunday mass
Dinner making
House painting
Lawn mowing
Costume sewing
Where the hell is my life going?
Could I, should I
Run away
What will the friends
And family say?
There is no one here
No one to share
No one to care
Of course we dare
Dare to,
Live the dream…
White sandy beaches
Calling
The outer reaches
Of the turbulent Pacific
Home
Albert Wendts
Got nothing on me
I much prefer
My fantasy
Single Palagi woman
In Samoa
Not the usual theme heard
In Aotearoa
Tropical rain
An outside shower
No suburban pain
Frangipani power
Ukuleles at Dawn
Sa on Dusk
Spirit free
Respect one must
To be here
To share
To care
For the ways
Of the Polynesian cradle
Rocking us gently
As a loving Mother
Nurturing
This child
Back to life
Keeping us safe
And warm
In the perfect social climate
For a tired single mother
Rejuvenated with laughter
Refreshed with drink
Revived by friendship
Restored by faith
Revisited by lover
There is no other
Happier
Than I now
Running free
Life fit
Well trimmed
See me run
See me fly
Again this girl
With aspirations high
Wellington you cold bitch -
Wellington you cold bitch
Let us in
I’m tired
My babies are hungry
We came back
For you
We came back
To you
Why won’t you let us in
We spent time with our Polynesian brothers
We spent time with our Polynesian sisters
I saw you there
With your briefcase of knowledge
Clutching eagerly your ticket back home
Did you try to learn a Siva
Or were you there to train the people to waltz
A merry dance of aid and diplomacy
Perhaps just a quickstep or two
Keeping cultural partnerships
For dancing with the stars
New Zealand style
Or is that a regional show
With Australian funding
And Kiwi puppets
To entertain the brown skin locals
It worked in Timor
How was Tonga
Is there a tour of Fiji planed?
It’s getting old now in the Solomons
What will the creative directors do?
Survivor Tokelau
Fantasy Niue
Or Bougainville 2
This Desperate Housewife is getting bored
Of status anxiety
Bowling for columbine
And the truth about 9/11
Let us in you cold bitch
I’m tired
My babies are hungry
We came back
For you
We came back
To you
Its time you let us in
