Shawshank
The world is your oyster
But you don’t like the
Slimy, salty, snotty texture
Suck it up!
It could be worse
All you have to do is
Write some verse
You don’t even need
To make it rhyme
Even though you did
Just a minute ago
See, you did it again
Without even trying
Get busy living or
Get busy dying

Thoughts
I’ve been listening to a lot of Stephen King interviews recently. He has some interesting views on writing and I like the way that he writes everyday. I’ve got a long way to go before I hit the 2000 words a day but it’s something to aim for isn’t it? It’s good to have a goal.
The Shawshank Redemption is still listed as one of the greatest films of all time. I should read the short story.
Here’s my old cat. She didn’t want to practice but was glad that she did.
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