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*A RENT TRACT FOR LEW WELCH*
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by David Meltzer
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At the first of the month I went to the Rental Agency.
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--Listen, I told her, -- I can't pay this month's rent because
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I quit my job because I have a great work that I am working on that
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demands a great deal of all my time. My job was a rock in my heart,
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a black cloud in my head, & I am a poet who needs time to be alone,
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to wander, study, loaf & drink, think, read, love my wife, learn
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about my children, & work every day & every night on my great work.
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I gave this month's rent to my wife for food, diapers & wine. Won't
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you just forget about the rent until my great work is done?
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--Sure, she said, writing out a check for $229 (the exact amount
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to tide us thru a month) -- & come back at the first of the month
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for your next check, she said & turned back to her ledger.
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Copyright (C) 1973 and 1994 by David Meltzer
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