clean break

another yr. of working in private education which i fell into at 21.

i’m 38 now.

the tribulations of an english major— ask john mulaney.

every yr. i pep-talk myself into getting out.

open that bar or some kind of business that excites you.

the writing hasn’t panned out yet.

but i latch onto this poem and every other thing i write like it’s my final night that will deliver a clean break in the morning.

Ken Kakareka is an American writer nominated twice for Best of the Net.