Writing is a whore

by Brian Rosenberger

It get you off
a price you pay
again and again
willingly
regardless of the
consequences
and there are consequences,
sacrifices to be made
wrists yearning the kiss
of the blade
make no mistake about that
a willing offering to the muse
an ejaculation of ink
a spurt of originality
and truth
if you have the courage
and I think, I hope, you do
to open up
spill yourself
and the words
ah, the words
creation
a vice worth having


*recent and upcoming publishing credits include the anthologies Sideshow 2, Terror of Miskatonic Falls, Retro Spec, and Best New Zombie Tales. Brian also has two books waiting to be unleashed in 2010. additional updates can be found at http://home.earthlink.net/~brosenberger.