she asked him
'why is it
that i have yet to know a poet
who doesn't hold a bottle
the same way he holds his pen'
he replied simply
'darling
a poet's hands are weary
so he must find some way
to ease the weight of his words'
x.
Aug 6, 2018
Aug 6, 2018 at 12:43 AM UTC
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