Why I Write, Part x+171: A Dog and a Poet

I never understood “artists” who are always on the grind

For more of what store clerks and pizza boys find.

I'm as commercial as a slight breeze, and almost as driven.

I'm a dog and a poet. That's the mind I've been given.

I don't spend effort chasing “that story,” “that rhyme.”

I'm just looking to flavor (or waste) lots of time.