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NaNo Mourning

(You did say, have fun!)


just why didn’t I write it in Nano
a fantasy novel or so
roses, rainbows, unicorns
I almost forget to breathe


while I sigh for an imaginary coterie
stone centaurs in shadows
in the lamplit façade
of a castle, or an ephemeral event
with a touch of history
and cognac I may offer to a king
with a wolfish smile
and if I could, I would cross out
every word in my present text
and replace it at random
with my wayward fancy’s lies
and flaunt it in social media
such as a kid falling from the sky
holding a medical encyclopedia
or a fiery dragon that flies, carrying
a frilly princess on its back
resurrected willy-nilly from
my replaced faith in the literary


I almost forget to breathe
roses, rainbows, unicorns
a fantasy novel or so
just why didn’t I write it in NaNo?