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the professionals
constipated writers
squatting over their machines
on hot nights
while their wives talk on the
telephone.
while the TV plays
in the background
they squat over their machines
they light cigarettes
and hope for fame
and
beautiful young girls
or at least
something to write
about.
"Yeah, Barney, he´s still at the typer.
I can’t disturb him.
he’s working on a series of short novels for
Pinnacle magazine. his central character is some
guy he calls ‘Bugblast.’ I got a sunburn
today. I was reading a magazine in the yard
and I forgot how long I was out there..."
endless hot summer nights.
the blades of the fan tap and rattle
against the wire cage.
the air don’t move.
it’s hard to breathe.
the people out there expect miracles
continual miracles with
words.
the world is full of
constipated writers.
and eager readers who need plenty of new
shit.
it´s depressing.
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