You’re no cliche
if you smoke foreign cigarettes
or roll your own
Read Heinrich Boll or Roberto Bolano
ride bicycles even in the rain
wear boots in summer
prefer black or army surplus
If you still believe in social evolution
with no evidence to go on
No cliche cuts deep enough for you
when your social circle can be
counted on one hand
the one in your pocket &
your dog’s name is a literary reference--
If you live outside society
above shops hanging on for dear life.
You don’t think about money
you think about art
Heart to hand
Hand to mouth
Before your eyes
the work you do
the cheques you cash
your straight spine & the
curved line that winds around your life.