Oh, forthat moment when you thinkyou’ve stolen timeto write,but you end up cleaningup an overflowed toilet instead.Here’s a tip.When you have a clog, plunge.Don’t flush.I guess the same could be saidabout writing.You want to suck the stuff out,not flush it away, thoughthe temptationto soften the edges with poisonis strong. Hold fastto that edge and pull,pull like necessity, get it all out.
True story. This is #13 of 30 Poems in November to benefit Center for New Americans.