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a poem by Catfish McDaris
The Poet Who Would Not Swallow
His life was words
he did other meaningless things
drink, fuck, kill flies &
step in the dog shit of life
His work appeared in
underground magazines
that paid in contributor's copies
Then some cheap bastards started
charging reading fees & rip-
off contests making false
promises & whoring over priced
chaps & broadside bullshit
Half the time his words
were riddled with errors
patience festered into violence
He honed his blade &
went carving pumpkin
assed editors
"Asshole" into a forehead
"Cunt" into a tit
"Jerk Off" into an arm
Word got around
he'd taken an interest
in explosive chemistry
A sudden diligence in
spelling & honesty occurred
Poets everywhere smiled
as their muse tongued
their imagination.
he did other meaningless things
drink, fuck, kill flies &
step in the dog shit of life
underground magazines
that paid in contributor's copies
charging reading fees & rip-
off contests making false
promises & whoring over priced
chaps & broadside bullshit
were riddled with errors
patience festered into violence
went carving pumpkin
assed editors
"Cunt" into a tit
"Jerk Off" into an arm
he'd taken an interest
in explosive chemistry
spelling & honesty occurred
as their muse tongued
their imagination.