We have colonised the world,

my countrymen and I,

with departures driven by

famine and persecution,

and by simple curiosity.

Citizens of the world,

we revel in however distant origins

with such exuberant relish

that our hosts,

become infected with it.

They dance in the street with us

to wild, spontaneous music,

and toast in the black stuff

while riv...

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