all in a day's work

[.Lucy.]

You capture the sentiment of poetic frustration perfectly here:

i start freewheeling with words
i bang away at the keys
like one of those wind up monkeys
that beats the drum and clanks the cymbals
until he plays himself out
it's fucked up
but it's the best i can do

Good job!

Doreen, as always, you're a poetic beauty in the field of writing...

[constantine]

yes she is, but i'm handsome. thanks lucy.

[hester_prynne]

Indeed, when the wind up thing mysteriously winds itself up and clanks out poetry, you know you're headin for a pulitzer! Hang in there monkey boy!
H

[.Lucy.]

Sometimes the best music to make is the one we carry within the frenzy of detached thought...

[constantine]

i used to be a lemur, now i'm monkey boy! thanks hester and lucy.

[hester_prynne]

No offense intended MB. I said that with complete endearment.
Besides, arent' lemurs monkeys of a sort?????
H

[.Lucy.]

Better to be half animal than to be fully human, I say.

Of course, we're all animals, aren't we? We're such self-centered, egotistical beings, we humans.

[constantine]

that's the way i took it! i think lemurs are primates while monkeys are...monkeys! i've always been a monkey boy - i'm not bragging about it, but let's be honest.

[constantine]

i'm inclined to agree with you, lucy. we are the worst! no doubt about that - undisputed champs.

[.Lucy.]

Indeed!

Being a human is such a drag