Kurt Philip Behm Poet Rhyme

Surviving the Dream

I hate the business of writing
the commerce of word craft
the tedium of publishing
the deadlines imposed

I hate the word count 
the editing and proofing
the book signing travel
and agents exposed

I hate the promotion
each workshop and fair
the reviews and the podcasts 
the bookstores that sell

But I love the writing
when the words come together
releasing my spirit
—my fortune to tell

(The New Room: January, 2022)

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