artistic commitment

artistic commitment

A Poem by delapruch
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na.

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sit down & try to explain

to someone who doesn’t

hold a creative flair, just

what it is like to walk, talk,

breathe, sing, eat, sleep,

lick, touch, grope, grab,

fondling, f*****g, attending

casual events with, dancing

with, picnicking with,

driving for long rides, boating

for short rides, flying,

bicycling, working working

working working working

(for money, not pleasure)

ALL WITH YOUR REAL
WORK ON YOUR MIND

(and by real work, this

writer means “artwork,”

what others write off as a

hobby, what others see a

grown adult as spending so

much energy on absolutely

nothing)---try & explain

that this commitment is

stronger than any bond

between humans, try &

explain that this is how

you function, try & explain

that this work is your

girlfriend, boyfriend, spouse &

next of kin, try & explain

that without it you would

be throwing Molotovs or

driving nails into your temples

with a nail gun, try & explain

that you are not the first,

that you are not original in

this dedication, try & explain

that this is a way of life, not

something you do on

weekend to pass the time until

you die, try & explain all this

& you will probably get

nowhere, but it was fun trying,

no?

© 2012 delapruch


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delapruch
delapruch

nothingville, NY



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Bio: The writer we call delapruch has been writing since infancy. His first piece was scrawled on the inside of his mother’s womb. Long since published, the rights now reside in the hands o.. more..

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