Evidence that I am working (I've reached the thesis half-way zone at 40,000 words)...

Posted Date: Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 2:41 AM
This is my favourite pair of Alasdair Gray poems from Old Negatives.  They go together I think...

WANTING                                                                           AWAITING
I am new born.                                                                  He was, and educated, and became,
I want to suck sweet and sing                                              residing and remaining and intending,
and eat and laugh and run and                                            then on became in and again,
fuck and feel secure and own my own home                          and later and later again.
and receive the recognition due to a man in my position         He still is, and hopes, and intends,
and not have nobody to care for me                                     and may
and not be lonely                                                               but is certain to -
and die.                                                                            one day.

Fact: Christine Brooke-Rose worked at Bletchley Park in WWII.  See, I am working.