I took the job just to work nights.
Yes, I'm the hottie who tends bar,
But I want to be the girl who
writes.
My late shift inspired wild prose flights.
The novel went well; I got far.
I took the job just to work nights,
And because I could smoke Camel Lights
(My cigarettes are so low-tar).
I want to be the girl who
writes.
With the smoking ban, work now invites
Comparison to a bell jar.
I took the job just to work nights.
These days my words bite like termites—
I'm fiending and weak and sub-par,
But I want to be the girl who
writes Here's a quarter from my sad tip jar:
Go and plug some Har Mar Superstar.
I took the job just to work nights,
But I want to be the girl who
writes.
from
Hipster Haiku
ALSO: I got the Radiohead In Rainbows B-SIDES!