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Letter to the Muse
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LettertotheMuse Insistentbeast!furryfoot inmydoor,jawslocked onmymostvitalparts, therearewholemoments whenIdon’tcareawhit foryou.Butstillyouangle yourwayin,suckergrowth atthebaseofaramblingrose. Orelseyoutakemebysurprise, quickasarebelhandmoves fromalmsboxtoKalashnikov. Andifyouarelikealover, oldtroll,youareamaster ofbondage—theMarquis hadnothingonyou.But whereareyoutoday,old unreliable,oldshakybanister onthesteepstair,onemoment drought,thenextmonsoon,my starvation,myfeedingstation, yesterday’sfailedfield, tomorrow’sbumpercrop. ...