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# Clean Slate
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/clean-slate/
- Published: 2022-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: Clean slate, what's more exciting!? Some theorize that apes, when sitting down and writing, will somehow match the shapes of ancient masterpieces, if trying long enough. I'm skeptical, though primate, perhaps I have t...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

Clean slate, what's more exciting!? Some theorize that apes,  
when sitting down and writing, will somehow match the shapes  
of ancient masterpieces, if trying long enough.  
I'm skeptical, though primate, perhaps I have the stuff?  
I close my eyes, start typing. Put period. All right.  
Open my eyes. The page says: "....a dark and stormy night."