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The aches and pains are more bearable, the slow car in front of me becomes the essence of my next poem, taking my time, remembering to breathe as the words flow from my fingers.
The prompt at OctPoWriMo. today is: We write because we must...
My lungs can't expand enough without words.
I need to say yes to that next adventure because good things are coming and all of it is fodder for the page, for my words, for the words floating in the clouds
waiting
wanting
desiring
the page
to crawl under my skin
until I can't stop
the itch won't let me
the itch begs me to begin
so I sit
my fingers rest on the keys and they begin to move
slowly at first
and then faster
and faster
until I am breathing deeply
air filling my lungs again
smile on my face
joy back in my life
as the words
dance on the page
can feel the momentum building
ReplyDeleteThanks, Zannie.
DeleteLoved this journey of words.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Payal!
DeleteI can just see the words dancing! I can also see the poet's inhalation as she begins to write. :O)
ReplyDeleteAnd for me, the itching comes behind my fingernails.
Love that you can see and feel so much with the poem. Thank you!
DeleteI know many love the momentum (and I agree), but you already got me at this: "waiting
ReplyDeletewanting
desiring
the page
to crawl under my skin".
That takes me to SO many places, wow!
Glad it pulled you in. Thank you!
DeleteI'm with Angela. You had me from those beginning words. Thank you -- and your muse. xoA
ReplyDeleteThanks, Annis!
Deleteapt description of the process! like an engine warming up
ReplyDeleteYes, exactly! Thank you!
DeleteAn inspiring write. Those restless fingers sync with words to form poetry :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sunita!
DeleteI love how you itch for the paper to come closer than touch, a bond to never be broken.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rose!
DeleteFeeling this��
ReplyDeleteI like that "faster and faster"... that's how it feels for me too.
ReplyDeleteI like the unconventinoal for of your poem too. The "waiting/wanting/desiring/the page"... Thank you for writing.
Thanks, Dawn!
Delete"waiting
ReplyDeletewanting
desiring
the page"
I think every writer can relate to this! Beautifully written.
Yes, thank you!
DeleteI love the way that poetry "brings joy back" in this poem which also lets the reader feel that moment before inspiration begins all else anew.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beth. I love how everyone sees/feels something different from the poem.
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