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Aug 12, 2023Liked by Lisette Murphy

Fun! Reminds me of Bowie's cut-up method of songwriting, with a more personal touch since it's our own source material. For this one, I decided to pick out an old journal. I write scribblets more these days, and not so regularly. Here goes:

And with that departure went the box —

sketched, painted and contemplated

to agree to a false belief

at the end of the world.

Like a quick shower in a cheap motel,

the catharsis reawakened a need

to state how few f**ks I give about

long-standing issues of my own.

I had asked for help

and began laughing uncontrollably,

realizing how all the gurus

have pointed the way all along.

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Wow!! Yes Miles! Such a satisfying digest!

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Yes, Glo! Getting out of “processing mode” and taking a look at things lightly out the side of the eye feels really relieving for me, too.

And yes indeed- I work in Canson Artist Series Sketch 8.5x11” (I’ll make a supplies post soon to show my setup 💐) happy poetic digestion!

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