At the writing workshop               the rival 	
              is unwittingly magnanimous
                         when he says:
Scratch           that word	
                                        Rather, ALL              those words
They will blow	your cover
saffron               turmeric              vermillion






Also replace

                        that unpronounceable	              mountain name  
the controversial diamond 	
Axe        your pagan demigod
              &      those turns of phrase              where 
the DNA          of your mother tongue
                         (& other linguistic stains)
encroach              on the double helix

                                                                 of your received brand of    English






Scrub your lines                     till pearl-adjacent
                            bleach

to a minimal

                                                shell
Restraint              is the name    of the game
At this point       it is foolhardy 		
                                                  to be              you
(even if they say
                                         they want     the real      you)









Don’t fall for it, love                   play           safe	
                        &         for heaven’s sake
                                                                           hoover that adjective
Someone else	might get away	
                                                   (be lauded even)
                                    with being                  lyrical
                                    but you
                                                           tsk tsk
                                    you will get colour-coded

						

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