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You Ask What I Wear for Writing

Sometimes I write naked
As a neanderthal
I write about bones and fire

Or I'm in a cumbersome suit
Like an astronaut
Then I write about emptiness

But there's other times
Especially when the subject's sex
When I find that a dinner jacket
And purple beret seems to do the trick

Thanks for asking
But, no, I don't have any photos
Of what I'm wearing now,

It could be that black mask
From when you saw me in the bank,
But it might be best all round
If I just leave it to your imagination.

 

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