Love Or Book Sales Poem by Matthew Holloway

Love or book sales
Which would I choose
Both lifelong ambitions
Both sought after
As a writer wanting that book
Written by my own mind
To become successful
And prove all doubters wrong
As a man wanting to kiss
Make love nightly
Feel the warm touch of flesh
Or the crisp pages of a book
How could I pick one over the other
I'm happy in the arms another
And looking into their eyes endlessly
Yet find my creation restricted
The free flowing verses
Which come to me in solitary
Offer me a freedom unrivaled
Could I just not have both
Write a best seller
Then fall in love with my publisher
Perhaps every few years
Separate for a month or two
For the follow up
In the franchise
Of a write love love
Book sales or love
I'm dammed if I'll choose