The frustrated ex-pat

By Parson Thru

Wed, 05 Sep 2012

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4 comments

Sitting at the table
with a cafe con leche
and a
beautiful woman
drinking
the light and colour
of the city

In my mind
I live here
One of the
happy lost
An ex-pat
among ex-pats
Esto es Comunidad

In my suitcase
I am a tourist
But
my heart
thinks otherwise
I am
the frustrated ex-pat

Comments

Happy Birthday Nicola,

Permalink Submitted by Parson Thru on Wed, 2012-09-05 10:31

Happy Birthday Nicola, Madrid 2012. To all ex-pats.

Parson Thru

This feels sad, and yet I

Permalink Submitted by Sooz006 on Wed, 2012-09-05 11:07

This feels sad, and yet I don't think it's really meant to be. I would love to be an ex-pat. One day, maybe. I really enjoyed this PT.

Hello Parson, I thought this

Permalink Submitted by Denzella on Thu, 2012-09-06 05:41

Hello Parson, I thought this was lovely and for me it created an image of someone sitting in the sun drinking their cafe con leche with a woman, probably native to the country, but whom they didn't know and imagining they lived there. Lovely - A nice drop of sunshine! MOya

Hi Sooz and Moya. It is

Permalink Submitted by Parson Thru on Thu, 2012-09-06 11:40

Hi Sooz and Moya. It is bittersweet . Really wish I could stay here. As I wished 8 years ago and the time before that. Savoring each moment though. Thank you for your comments. Much appreciated.