Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Inspiration in awkward place (for Raymond Carver)

Make use of the things around you.

The drunk English professor
at the end of the bar.

The screaming child
and the crying young mother.

The sound of the phone
ringing at three in the morning.

The wanton lover
void of all love.

The pawning of trinkets
for just one more round.

The hissing whispers hovering
over the couple at the next table.

The empty creak of the plaster
in the house at night.

Put it all in.
Make use.

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