Mightn't a civil servant, a low-level one, have a second job at night?
Ira Levin , the boys from Brazil
Possible, it is possible
A few names come to mind
Verlaine and Kafka
Didn't bring them
Any fame nor happiness
The daily grind of public service
Be it official or not
Reduces one's creative juices
Given that alcohol didn't help Paul
SaintJohn Perse on the other hand
Worked wonders in the ambassadorial trade
Or Saint-Exupery in the postal service
For waiting and boredom
Are mighty tools.
Lucette C. Bailliet
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