afraid i'll never write again afraid i'll never write again,
i search my memory
for moments of truth.
perhaps a triumph over adversity.
no, for the real prize is in the struggle.
maybe a contemplation of beauty.
but how many Grecian urns can be studied?
or this, an epiphany
wherein my true nature --
shallow and selfish --
is revealed.
yes, this will do.
'i couldn't live if i were blind'
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