“I’ve written all that needs to be written.
I’ve said all that needs saying.
I’ve always said and written Truth,
even when I’ve prevaricated.
My stories are grander, more important, than everyones
except Solomon’s.
No one surpasses Eccleasties in Wisdom
or Songs of Solomon in pure, banked, red-hot sexual fire.
Wish I’d said them, but he beat me to it.
So, it’s just me and him.
The great pair.
the great triumphs.
and, probably,
the great humbugs.”