A writer
is very much like a miner
seeking some treasure
in the dirt and muck before him
(or her. A writer is also an equal opportunity explainer).

A writer digs.
A writer drills down.
A writer breaks things down
and carts them out
and sifts through
for what is glorious and valuable.

A writer
is also very much like a minor
in that he (or she. We covered that, didn’t we?)
thinks with sexual organs
and cries when he doesn’t get his way.

A writer
is sometimes like a mine:
explosive.