The question arises
why would a writer ask
somebody not to watch
Her favorite TV show
or go out with her friends
to the movies or drinks
Even prefer this book
to a night on the town
to stay at home and read
Quibble with a boyfriend
a husband or a wife
a girlfriend and her snatch
Ugly as it all sounds
words don't make for good times
except lyrics in songs
Everyone must decide
whether or not reading
is just a waste of time
Still nothing could compare
to champagne and chauffeurs
cognac and trips abroad
To Europe to Asia
not a care in the world
but anyone who thinks
In the air on a plane
from one place to the next
with no rest at full speed
Or on a cruise liner
sailing from port to port
is life at its ideal
No one says I don't feel
things get under your skin
that chef holding those tongs
Staring at the noodles
as if in a battle
with ramen against crime
Ask him if he would trade
a career in cooking
for a life in Riyadh
Noble a Saudi Prince
born into wealth grandeur
living in a desert
Still he goes where he wants
for business or pleasure
money is no object
When does this prince struggle
to not get his own way
to feel this world is real
Even if he begins
to feel life is absurd
whether an introvert
Reading some poetry
or as an extrovert
he is his own subject
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