I want to write
And I want to write far
Farther than distance and
Farther than a mile feels when you're
Expected
To run in gym class.
I want to
Inspire.
And the word seems
Thick
Like elephant skin
Or those
Cracked leather jackets that bikers wear.
It seems 'out there'
Like a planet
Somewhere that we
Haven't sent probes to.
In the middle of swallowed up
Space.
But I want to
Inspire
Like
J.K. Rowling
Or
E.B. White
Or
J.R.R. Tolkein
And all of those other
Blocked up
Official sounding
Initials.
I could have initials.
Be E.M. Tyler or just
E. Tyler.
And people would
Wonder what the E. stood for
And one day I would
Sign an autograph
"Emily"
And they would call
The New York Times
And the search would be over
And ambitious fans
Would exclaim in exhuberance.
And they wouldn't have even read my book yet.
Apr 11, 2013
Apr 11, 2013 at 10:28 PM UTC
I want to write
And I want to write far
Farther than distance and
Farther than a mile feels when you're
Expected
To run in gym class.
I want to
Inspire.
And the word seems
Thick
Like elephant skin
Or those
Cracked leather jackets that bikers wear.
It seems 'out there'
Like a planet
Somewhere that we
Haven't sent probes to.
In the middle of swallowed up
Space.
But I want to
Inspire
Like
J.K. Rowling
Or
E.B. White
Or
J.R.R. Tolkein
And all of those other
Blocked up
Official sounding
Initials.
I could have initials.
Be E.M. Tyler or just
E. Tyler.
And people would
Wonder what the E. stood for
And one day I would
Sign an autograph
"Emily"
And they would call
The New York Times
And the search would be over
And ambitious fans
Would exclaim in exhuberance.
And they wouldn't have even read my book yet.
More venting I guess.... This was supposed to have a point but I kinda lost it!
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