Cruel jokes of writing

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>get literary revelation
>chuckle gloatingly to myself 'haha the pen is mightier than the sword indeed'
>grab pen and paper quickly to write it down before it fades from my reclusive disconnected dysfunctional creative brain
>pen empty
>confoundyouheisenberg.jpg

>always be outside on the move when inspiration strikes
>insistently remind self to write it down when I get home
>step through doors
>memory buffer erased, mind starts filling with chore and unproductive comfort impulses.
>try to write down what it was
>the second one steps through the door it's gone or it has lost its euphoric luster or it's imperfectly remembered and the whole thing in its perfect configuration is now out of reach and what you do remember no longer is but a puppet theater recreation of the perfect unity and charge it had when it struck.