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Advice to a poet
Take your time
Don't just try to rhyme
Put meaning into every line
No, it doesn't have to come out right
Just write
It's fine
Every piece reviewed and refused can later be renewed
Break it down and then stick it together with crazy glue
Don't mind if they call you crazy - you
You are an idealist in the realist eyes
But they fail to realize
Reality is dynamic
Bl...
Tuesday 7th February 2017 4:12 am
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