It would be easy
to give up,
and give in,
and put on one of those
dumb
fucking
suits.
Everyone else does it.
I could do it too.
Punch in.
Punch out.
No problem.
I just can’t help
but wonder what
would happen
to these words,
and to the words
that I could have written
if I never put on
this suit in the first place.
What if I have
a poem that will
change the way you
see the world?
What if I have
the next great
American novel
in my head,
just waiting to be
written?
What if?
What if?
What if I don’t
put down this pen?
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Lou Rasmus is an independent author from Chicago, IL. His works are largely focused on exploring the meaning of life – or lack thereof – while the themes of love, relationships, and self-loathing are also central to many of his stories.
His upcoming novel, Primrose Isle, will be his third self-published title. Grapefruit Juice, a collection of bitter poems and short stories, and DEAD RED FISH, his semi-autobiographical debut novel about a young man coming to age on a road trip with his childhood friends, are also available on Amazon.
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thanks for the nomination
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Don’t Do The Suit!!!!
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id rather not
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🙂
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Don’t put down the fucking pen!
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alright, deal
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Reblogged this on raynotbradbury and commented:
And then he said: “…the next great American novel is on the way! Do not miss it!”
By the way, the poetry of this blogger is hilarious 🙂 check out the page 🙂
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Keep the pen fuck the suit.
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right on
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If giving up was easy you would have done it long ago. Giving up is hard.
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youre right. i might not ever be able to actually quit this
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Coulda,shoulda, woulda…stay tuned and find out…I vote for the pen
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you’ll have to wait and see
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nice poem
i nominated u for versatile blogger award 🙂
check it out
https://writingpoetry53260872.wordpress.com/2018/02/26/versatile-blogger-award-yay-me/
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thank you very much
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🙂
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Keep writing if you can. No regrets. Suits suck.
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that’s how im feeling today … i always feel like im choking in a tie
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Haha. If you have food and a roof… Do what you love.
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well i do for now .. just dont know how long i can keep it up .. we’ll see
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Keep the pen
Dump the suit
Poetry in the nude!
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hahah bet i could get inspired that way … good advice
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Or distracted.
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maybe a little haha
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Looks like writers block went away.
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im trying to work thru it
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Great piece. I can tell from personal experience that the punch in and out does kill your creativity pretty efficiently.
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ive done it a little bit. didn’t like it. … and thank you
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I figure your novel ought to be finished around the time I retire from teaching- May, 2021 or thereabouts. You may even beat George R.R. Martin, still hard at work on his “Winds of Winter”.
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at this rate that seems about right haha
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👍👏👏 hope that block is gone.
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its better now
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When I read this I couldnt help but think of T S Eliot who went every day to work in the bank the wrote in his spare time. I dont know how he did and eventually he had a breakdown. The wasteland took 10 years to write and even longer to publish. I totally understand where you are coming from.. keep writing. As much as I think it would look good on you I dont think the suit suits.
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thank you for reading. im kind of doing the same thing with my novel. working full time and then coming home to finish it. drives me crazy but i write it anyways.
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just keep at it.. you will get there. It takes such persistence to keep going even when you feel like tearing your hair out. write anyway 🙂
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deal
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I didn’t put on a suit, but I did choose a steady income over writing. Depending on how much money and being able to pay bills means to you, I don’t think it’s always worth it.
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fair. smart. but i kind of want to risk it
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Do it.
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i can see where you are going—this poem expresses itself well! (Sorry–was an English tutor in a “prior life”!)
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thank you very much
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