“I have this rage that I can't explain. It's sad.”

“I do feel like I have important, beautiful things to say about the world, I just can't think of them at this particular instant.”

“I wait for this rare and fleeting event because I can't think of anything else worth waiting for.”

“I feel pretty good about it so far, but it's been a little harder to write than I'd hoped.”

“Your reading of these words is very beautiful and, somehow, very sad, because we both know it must end.”

“This might make for an awkward situation. I have a talent for awkward situations.”

“The problem with this poem, from your perspective, must be its lack of financial value. I guess my problem with you, from my perspective, is how you insist on putting a financial value on everything.”