Writing until the light goes out

Writing until the light goes out

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Writing until the light goes out
Writing until the light goes out
New poems from w-i-p collection, "Less" #8
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New poems from w-i-p collection, "Less" #8

Two new poems from a potential new collection...

Jun 26, 2024
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Writing until the light goes out
Writing until the light goes out
New poems from w-i-p collection, "Less" #8
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accident & emergency


like a surgeon
my finger hovers above the delete key
contemplating an incision
removal of a blemish	    a cancerous growth
aiming then to stitch the wound
with other keystrokes

the patient may not survive


should i leave such operations to the consultants
rest my fingers
close the laptop lid (lights out in the theatre!)
hang up …

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