'Wilbur' by Ravyn LaRue

I should be doing Women's Studies homework
And I will be soon enough
But there is a boy in a coffee shop
Sitting a table away from me
Listening to his i-pod
And switching between reading 'Charlotte's Web'
And 'How To Write Irresistible Kid-Lit'
And this is so splendid
He could do it, I'm sure
Write the next 'Tale of Despereaux'
He could, for all I know
And that is so exciting in a weird dumb sort of way
I hope he writes something splendid
And I could read it to my perspective children someday
And he's drinking from a kiddie-cup
Oh, I can't even-
This makes me so happy
Our coats are touching
So many people just want to write big vast novels
That people in the future will dissect and shout
Wow this is so brilliant
There aren't many I know-
Well at least there weren't any at Columbia
Who actually want to write for kids for any other reason
Other than becoming as rich as J.K. Rowling
And perhaps this random bespectacled
Coffee-shop children's book writer boy
Might just be in it for the money
But I hope not
I hope he writes splendid things
And I hope I write splendid things
But I should be doing Women's Studies homework
So I will be soon enough