the writin’ life in a nutshell
where I am and where I will be it all depends on where I have been
I wake up in the middle of the night
with pleasin’ comfort inside
there is no one and no evil around
only a fulgurant screen
of my laptop
my books scattered on too many shelves
in two countries, not yet
fully found
although I anticipate
every detail inside of them
the writer’s struggle over the centuries
wars with countries and with ourselves
drinkin’ problems, sheddin’ light
on adulterous husbands and wives
murder cases, imaginable worlds
escapes from prisons and all sorts
of unsolved cases
on the road, on railroad tracks
on cliffs and runnin’ paths
for what the writer writes must be backed up
by a right inspiration for all of this life
it still lures me toward itself
as if it gently remindin’ me
that this is the comfort I always yearn to feel
despite too many awkward positions
leadin’ me there
yet I know that in the end
I am attracted to the light of the banker’s lamp like an insect
because that’s my writin’ beacon
thanks to which I always feel
at home
and I would never want to trade it for heaven
as long as I can feel the blood pulsin’ in my veins
because writin’ from the guts has always been
my main target on earth
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September 2022
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Mescaline Brisset
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don't do it.
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