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the craft

Posted to Utterances




often re-write,
often edit,
'cause sometimes we mean what we say
and sometimes we don't

on "re-write"
sometimes the point changes
for better or worse

like an oil painter
you just keep going over it
till you call it finished
or you're just plain sick of it

if i could be as eloquent and efficient
as i wanted (on the first draft)
i probably wouldn't write at all



the craft

Posted to Utterances




often re-write,
often edit,
'cause sometimes we mean what we say
and sometimes we don't

on "re-write"
sometimes the point changes
for better or worse

like an oil painter
you just keep going over it
till you call it finished
or you're just plain sick of it

if i could be as eloquent and efficient
as i wanted (on the first draft)
i probably wouldn't write at all