nothing else
beginning, middle, finale, lyric
Act 1, Act 2, Act 3, limerick
Freytag, structure, climax, diction
flashback, montage, fable, fiction
conflict, quatrain, contrast, context
cadence, ethos, dialogue, dialect
think plot. ink blot. rethink. you sure?
rethink. you sure? don’t you wanna be secure?
go art? follow heart? or org chart? be smart.
ink drop. ink spot. notepad. pen quill.
blank sheet. canvas. No-Doz. Benadryl.
pinwheel. light bulb. ideas. ding ding.
write down. right now. lock down. Sing Sing.
outline. brainstorm. strategy. plan out.
research. interview. find my voice. stand out.
work hard. no play. focused. writing only.
deadline. can’t chill. weekend. writing’s lonely.
bang out. screenplay. movie. stageplay.
novel. poetry. article. pages made.
day job. waiter. Uber. plenty swings.
night school. hustle. will do anything.
no car. bus route. train ride. some doubt.
sidewalk. ten speed. hitch hike. thumbs out.
rent’s due. pay bills. ramen. cell phone.
bad check. credit card. life’s hard. bail home.
hell no. no way. ride or die. all in.
backup. safety net. tight rope. fall in.
fuck that. not a choice. got poise. hold on.
bite tongue. grin and bear. take a punch. go on.
not weak. not cool. not true. not you.
hot streak. ice cold. dice roll. pursue.
go hard. big dream. big schemes. tough road.
reject. no calls. hope falls. don’t fold.
keep on. grinding. shining. believing.
get up. read more. write more. achieving.
one page. one screen. one mind. one vibe.
one thought. one love. one room. one scribe.
your words. your sweat. your blood. your tears.
your verbs. your nouns. your joy. your fears.
destiny. best of me. westwardly. a quest for me.
testing me. bring it on. challenge me. incessantly.
i will write. erudite. wrong or right. songs of life.
daylight. moonlight. strong might. songs of strife.
here to stay. you can pray. i will say. something else.
on my life, i can see. myself doing. nothing else.
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