write one more
while you listen to this score
of your hero saying things
over a catchy beat

push yourself
see what you get
no regret

write more
as your toes touch the floor
and your fingers peck away
the day
into words
wrangle them like herds
into sentences
abstract
on track

is that
who i think it is
is this a quiz
don't question me
or the authority
i gave myself
that i keep on a shelf
next to my dignity

never done
loading my poetic gun
full of it
this ****
over and over
and over and over
polish brass and give it class
do some squats
earn that ***
and shake it 'til you make it
or fake it

just fake it