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Stale cigarettes and old coffee; The tastes of Europe. The restless soul, Came to America to better his children, But don't you know That change only hardens a child? His wandering conscious Will only find itself In the land where you first saw his mother. Where the two of you fumbled in muffled exploration. We all return from whence we came, The family-blood pilgrimage, Stained with the ink of faded passports.
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May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014 at 1:59 PM UTC
The Foreign Exchange Student
Stale cigarettes and old coffee; The tastes of Europe. The restless soul, Came to America to better his children, But don't you know That change only hardens a child? His wandering conscious Will only find itself In the land where you first saw his mother. Where the two of you fumbled in muffled exploration. We all return from whence we came, The family-blood pilgrimage, Stained with the ink of faded passports.
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May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014 at 1:59 PM UTC
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