Ghost Writer

the deadline's drawing near
and i'm stuck on this one idea
inspiration's drained away
and there's no help for me today...

how did i get away with it?

she would not complain
about the fortune and the fame
that were never hers, but mine
my ghost writer has said goodbye

i'm just a literary tease
my reputation's on its knees
she's so much better at this than i
my ghost writer has said goodbye

can't even make this poem rhyme
my ghost writer has said goodbye

the publisher's on the line
they say i haven't got much time
but the page is snowy white
and i've been up for half the night

how did i get away with it?

my prose is dull and tired
and leaving much to be desired
i might give an adjective a try
my ghost writer has said goodbye

i'm just a literary tease
my reputation's on its knees
she's so much better at this than i
but my ghost writer has said goodbye

it would seem stupid to deny
my ghost writer has said goodbye

she'd write something new
whenever i asked her to...

now finely crafted scenes
are now the stuff of madman's dreams
and my creative block is nigh
now my ghost writer has said goodbye

now it's impossible to lie
my ghost writer has said goodbye
she was my english grammar guide
my ghost writer has said goodbye



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