You Want to be a Writer 2

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don’t be like so many writers,
don’t be like
so many thousands of
people who call themselves writers,
don’t be dull and
boring and
pretentious, don’t be consumed with self-
love.
the libraries of the
world have 
yawned themselves to
sleep
over your kind.
don’t add to that.


don’t do it.
unless it comes out of 
your soul
like a rocket,
unless being still would 
drive you to madness or 
suicide or
murder,
don’t do it.
unless the sun inside you is
 burning your gut,
don’t do
it.