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5:27 am
It is time to get up.
Airport.
Shower – I use the woman’s fancy shampoo.
Toothpaste, lotion, brush; done – in the black hygiene bag.
The woman enters the bedroom to check on me, “You have everything?”
“Yes,” I say, “I think so; if I leave anything, you could send it to me?”
“Yes, of course.”
“Okay,” I say. She walks to the kitchen and sits down softly with ...
Monday 24th June 2024 5:50 pm
You Ain't One of Us!
You ain’t one of us!
You don’t speak our language; you don’t accept our rites,
You love going to school, you’re never in fights,
You’re a fanny, a minge, a shame to the blood,
You don’t act or do what a gypsy lad should.
You ain’t one of us!
You love the gorja; you call them your friends,
The bairns of bobbies, where does your loyalty lie in the end?
You want to leave ...
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