One of the Greats Who Never Was
"I think you should be
One of the greats,
But you've given up,
You drink too much,
And that's sad.
When I'm 27 I'd be happy
To be like you.
In your writing,
Make sure you've got
Something really
Unbeatable...
Then say...'Here!'
When I'm 27 I'd be happy
To be like you.
You've got the spark of genius
At sixteen, you knew
You were a genius,
At nineteen, you thought
What's a genius anyway?"
When I'm 27 I'd be happy
To be like you."
("One of the Greats Who Never Was" - recently re-edited - is a kind of verse collage based on several conversations I had with a good friend around 1983.)
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