"You know, a bunch of words hanging about on a piece of paper."
"Go on with ya!" he smirks.
"And next time... remove yer shoes."
On the plane I kick off my shoes and
finish off the unfinished poem.
Now I always write barefoot.
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On my way to Jersey to perform at the Opera House I was asked at the airport after a thorough search refused to yield why I had bleeped...."Excuse me sir but could I look inside your hair?" I was only hiding curly thoughts inside my curly hair.