In the Dark With No Parchment

The person who makes an app that translates
real-time thoughts into words on a screen 
will change the creative process forever
… for good or ill

On the outside I sit outside in the dark silence
On the inside my bosom is clamorous with
Painterly disconnections of truth and grace 
… I could go on

I could go on if I only had that app
For alas, the sodden night is dark and
I cannot strike my thoughts upon a page
… without parched light

This truth is as literal as it is metaphorical
For in the process of fetching parchment
My mind will corrupt these moments
… these raw moments
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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