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If I want _flour, water, yeast, and churned cream_ I’ll consult a dictionary; If I want _a loaf of raised hopes which she spread thinly with the charity of others_ I’ll read a novel; If I want _unleavened lassitude, greasy with the guilt of neglected privilege_ I’ll write poetry.
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Jul 6, 2019
Jul 6, 2019 at 9:22 PM UTC
Bread and Butter
If I want _flour, water, yeast, and churned cream_ I’ll consult a dictionary; If I want _a loaf of raised hopes which she spread thinly with the charity of others_ I’ll read a novel; If I want _unleavened lassitude, greasy with the guilt of neglected privilege_ I’ll write poetry.
‘Always be a poet, even in prose.’ - Charles Baudelaire
#bread#butter
annh
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annh
F/Christchurch, New Zealand
Jul 6, 2019
Jul 6, 2019 at 9:22 PM UTC
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