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My Next Novel

A Poem for writers

By Brendan BlowersPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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My next novel will be more

not less

except in the places where

less is more

My next novel will be that

not this

– anything but this

My next novel will erase

all the anxious lines

tattooed 'cross

this novel

My next novel will take this novel out

to lavish dinners with

champagne and canapés

and wait...

until this novel is plump

and complacent

and groggy

Then my next novel will push

this novel off a cliff!

And no one will even ask

"What happened?" to this novel

'cause they'll be too busy reading

my next novel.

inspirational
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About the Creator

Brendan Blowers

Brendan is a former writer for Haute Living and current contributing editor to atHome magazine. He also manages communications for a Southeast-leading architecture and design firm.

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