Writers Are a Disposable Breed

I wish I could say it weren't so,
but writers are a disposable breed.

Writers are a disposable breed,
so many want to write,
so many already are,
every one of them is invisible,
and you only need one good thing,
writers are a disposable breed.

Writers are a disposable breed,
they'll love you more when you're dead,
the things you leave behind will shine,
if you make no money now, don't worry,
writers are a disposable breed.

Writers are a disposable breed,
we heap on each other great praise,
we openly seek criticism, good or bad,
but hope it comes when we need it,
and not at the worst moment possible,
writers are a disposable breed.

Writers are a disposable breed,
as many make their living as they can,
and sometimes they can do it with their art,
writers are a disposable breed.

Writers are a disposable breed,
they're incorrigable, incurable, incalculable,
writers are a disposable breed.

But they're not usually born that way.