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Hemingway's Ink
July 28, 2015
A chalice of red is set down on a wooden table with the force of three men.
Drip -
Drip -
Drips -
Linger on the edge, gripping onto gold as if the blood itself contained a soul.
But, of course not.
The soul is only present in the hand, and within is the rushing blood that fills the chalice.
Alike -
An open vein, an uncapped pen.
Blood released, ink laid down.
Words spoken, creases placed.
Legs cross underneath the wooden table, and the open vein is positioned over parchment.
Take a seat and bleed.
This is the rule to writing.
-Ernest Hemingway
© Hannah B., Princeton, IL
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TaylorWintry DIAMOND said...
on Jan. 1 2016 at 10:50 pm
Thank you very much!
This piece is based off of a quote by Ernest Hemingway: "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Here we go.
(Blood = Ink, Vein = Pen. You're welcome.)