listen man we love your work
don’t get me wrong
but people have complained
that maybe you are too dark

whaddayamean?

hey i love the whole
down and out beat poet
being ground into the earth
kind of theme
it’s inspiring man
but maybe write something
beautiful and light
once and a while

you mean like
pale blue flowers
in a cracked clay pot
on the edge of a window
of a villa in Tuscany
sparkling with the morning’s light
through the drops of rain water
sitting gently upon its petals
sitting gently upon its leaves
as a quiet metaphor for life
this fragile breath
that shines unabashed
a brief minuet
while it dances unaware
on the edge of oblivion
happy for the gift
of a moment or two…

EXACTLY! Something like that
you know, once in a while just cheer up!

Shit man
you know i can’t write that stuff
i gotta be real and i gotta tell you
that pain and darkness, they’re the deal
but i can’t write beautiful to save your life.

you’re hopeless…
why do i even try
you have beauty in you
that even you would deny.
fine, write your crap
however you want
but don’t come running to me
when the hate train rolls in.