On Academic Writing

 

I pretend to be a writer, but really

If I am honest

What can I write?

 

I have learned the craft like a technician

Assembling words, pieces

Obeying to a rigid plan of construction.

 

What really is the purpose of writing

If not to convey the creation of something new?

Instead, I rearrange precast parts.

 

I pretend to be a writer, but really

If I am honest

Can I write?

 

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