Revised Poem: WRITING STAR 2019

I don’t want to go to parties.

I don’t want to drink so much

that I have to pull my car over

and vomit at least twice on my way home

I don’t want to approach Famous Authors-

only to have them ask me who I am

and leave me cold and unappreciated

as they search for someone more Important

I don’t want to be a Writing Star

I don’t feel like stressing out

and having acid reflux

over whether or not

I’ve been properly reverent

to Important local poets

I don’t feel like telling someone 

their work won’t amount to much

unless it’s published by a Real Publisher

I don't want to be regarded as a bad person

if I don't attend a memorial for a poet

who told me my death couldn't come soon enough

I don't want to be the kind of Writing Star he was

Pull the ripcord

Keep out of sight

Read a few good poetry books

Give away the ones I once thought I had to have

To make nice with people who didn't care

Be content with supporting others from afar

Cured of the egomaniacal disease caused by

Wanting to be a Writing Star