you are immature and I am highly evolved
you should read more Judith Wright and stop writing about yourself
"I" and "we" should not be used as poems are illuminations not spotlights
young poet smokes for photos / old poet smokes
young poet describes candle flame to get laid / old poet captures moth
young poets will never become old poets
old poets don't die they just get more grants
old poet tells young poet to let their words do the talking
old poet tells young poet that the page is where words dance
old poet tells young poet to forget about the moon
old poet never uses the moon as metaphor / for them the moon has done enough
young poets throws lavish launches / old poets decline invitations
young poet wants to be old poet / old poet wants to be
young poet drinks beer and smokes dope because that's what poets do
young poet make declarations of intent / old poet lights cigarette
young poet name checks Bukowski & Rimbaud / old poet reads them
old poets never wear make-up / their masks are harder to move
old poets are the wolves lair / young poets come to the cave as calves do
backstage the young poet bites nails
backstage the old poet sharpens its teeth
young poet flirts with virgins / old poet fucks violinist
young poet wants to sell books / old poet buys tobacco and red wine
young poet dreams / old poet is happy to sleep at night
old poets never dreamed they would become old poets
young poets tell anyone they are the revolution
old poets know the revolution doesn't need to talk / but then
old poets never listen / young poet listens too much