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My Life
By mr_soul
12 May 2008
Yes, I have borrowed a few lines, it was perfectly deliberate

Tell me God's truth
With a voice full of money,
Sing songs so tragic
That others find funny.

Mid-west is the edge
For stories of woe,
Though Not least is the east
For neglect is to know.

My refuge is found
Within fictional friends,
My dreams are realised
From the start to the end.

And people don't notice
That the sky's often grey,
But this is my life
It's history, It's poetry.

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Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 12th May 2008
Something I couldn't quite understand. Perhaps you would enlighten me: 
 
"Tell me God's truth 
With a voice full of money," 
 
Also:  
 
"Mid-west is the edge 
For stories of woe"  
 
Why is it? What woe? I think most of it is in the east at the moment - Burma. Why do y ou think it is in the mid-west? Is this to do with elections?  
 
Thanks, 
 
 
 

Written by mr_soul (126 comments posted) 13th May 2008
Thanks Josie. What I was trying to get at here was finding solace in books, people escaping from an unhappy life into pages of fiction where they feel happier among the characters and setting I suppose. So I focused on two books, The Great Gatsby and The Catcher In The Rye, hence the the need to say at the start I have "borrowed some lines". 
People familiar with the stories will know that both, in their different ways, were quite tragic tales. Gatsby is set in the Mid-west of America, Catcher in the Rye in New York. 
 
Some lines I borrowed: 
"The Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe" (Gatsby) 
"I'll tell you God's truth" (Gatsby) 
"Her voice is full of money" (Gatsby) 
"People never notice anything" (Catcher) 
"It's history, it's poetry" (Catcher) 
 
So that was the idea I was aiming for, I hope that makes it clearer. Thanks as always Josie for the comment.

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