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you pen can be your rum

your pen can be your rum,like me
the depression of affairs can end thus;
a sheet drinking pints of ink
now that your hand has come a machine
stiffing itself in accordance to annoyance
writing and writing,you seek some solace
like a drunk cherishes his jar,and wine;
mostly more the times even more depressed
your ink can be seen being gozzled,
by sober scrolls you aught to fill


— emeka ozurumba, Jul 24, 2008

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Region, Country: Nigeria , abuja

Favorite Poets: christopher okigbo, wole soyinka, gabriel okara , odiah ofeimun- john keats, p.b shelley

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DarkinAZ

17 years 10 months ago

I like the idea here,

However I really think you should break the lines up a bit, edit for smoother read and of course fix the typo in the title. Then this would be much more appealing. To answer your question, Yes! I seem to write more when angry or depressed, I believe that is a natural thing. Look forward to your rewrite! Sincerely, Mark