[Newspoetry] *takes a bead*
Scott Rettberg
rettberg at eliterature.org
Fri Jan 12 20:09:28 CST 2001
*in hiriz across from highrise*
(with highpowered rifle)
(unloaded)
*using only scope*
*with no intention to
KILL THE WRITER*
(yet)
sees witty bastard spit at his message thinks
DUDE DOESN'T EVEN RHYME
thinks
DUDE JUST SPAT AT MY MESSAGE
thinks
DUDE PROBABLY DIDN'T EVEN
REALIZE IT WAS HAIKU
sees witty fellow slam door
*smiles*
*laughs*
(hideously)
thinks
illshowhimyesi will
thinks
his apartment is so
nicely furnished
&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&threedayslater&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
sees witty fellow typing
!! lots !!
thinks
that's probably my novel he's
writing
thinks
there's only so much room on
the shelves
thinks
he doesn't write like I
write
thinks
what's he saying my style
sucks?
thinks
not that I want him to
write in my style
but
I think he's insulting me
&
where does he get the time?
&
why is he stealing my idea for the great merican novel
*curses*
*slams door*
*takes a bead*
*swears
revenge*
*takes a bead*
*loads rifle*
*curses*
witty fellow has exited well-appointed hirise apartment
& gone down elevator
& gotten into a car (nice one too)
& driven away in
a cloud
thinks
how strange to "go down" an elevator
*c
u
r
s
e
s
*
*swears
revenge*
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