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Sept. 2000

She told me to keep writing,

and that scares me.

 

Do I have to live up to her

dreams and expectations of me?

 

I write.

 

simple.

 

why does she complicate it with

endurance and time.

 

I've no desire to join the

 

R A T R A C E

 

anytime sooner than I can

avoid, and if my

entire life passes

before I even depart from the starters

line, so be it!

 

I write.

 

simple.

 

What more do you want?

 

 

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