famous when i die

from the legend of the human animal by -k

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on a whim of inspiration, the human animal decides to follow his passions and become a proffessional writer. he applies for a job at the local paper but is met with a rude awakening to the reality that he is ill equiped to meet the demands of journalistic standards. with his dreams dashed after a failed attempt, he resigns himself to being only a laborer and gets a construction another job.

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well i went downtown to apply for a job
at the local herald
i thought it'd be nice getting paid
doing something that i cared for
they asked about my education
and my experience
i said ain't got no accredidation
but i got some common sense

no i didn't go to college
i ain't got me no degree
i learned everything i know
at the penitentiary
i ain't got no portfolio
i've never been a journalist
but i can write bout anything
and when i piss i never miss

don't you know, i'm a poet?
but nobody seems to know it
why should it be up to me to show it?

i just hope
i'll be famous when i die
oh no
cause i don't really feel like trying
while i'm alive

they took me on as a freelance writer
twenty dollars for a story
so i went back home
and i typed one up in a hurry
i wrote about coruption
within the local cops
that they were padding their pockets
with unsanctioned traffic stops

they didn't publish my story
they said i didn't have any proof
but why must i give evidence
when i'm speaking the truth?
i bet the editors a lesbian
she didn't seem to like me
maybe she's in bed at night
with the chief of the police

don't you know, i'm a poet?
but nobody seems to know it
why should it be up to me to show it?

i just hope
i'll be famous when i die....
oh no....

cause i don't really feel like trying
while i'm alive

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from the legend of the human animal, released November 20, 2020

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-k Hurdland, Missouri

i sing songs that pop in my head.
I record them so i can forget them.
Here they are.
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