A Bad Smell
The blank page staring back at me
Has the rank smell of yesterday's unsold smelt,
Though I haven't scribbled a single inky word.
Could it be that the paper senses my thoughts, emotions,
Hovering above its blue-ruled space,
Anticipates imminent defilement,
Realizes a truth about me I haven't yet discerned?
Could it be that something inside me has died,
And it's just begun to rot?
11/08/08 - (3)
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