a person doesn't just
wake up one day and decide to stop
writing.

do bluebirds ever say "ya know what,
i think i'm gonna walk from now on. to hell
with flying"

do male dogs ever decide against licking
their balls?

it's an instinct as dominant as the gene
for brown eyes.
a little more so.

nevermind that there are already so many
with brown eyes in this world.

a person doesn't just
wake up one day and decide to stop
writing.
they just wake up.
they just

11/07/2003

Author's Note: nothin' against brown eyes, of course.

Posted on 11/07/2003
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