a collaboration with Calpurnia Mockingbird*
Write for you
let words pour fourth
for the good of a smile,
to release the pressure,
to dry the tears.
Write for you
because you feel it.
Not for the lightening,
the exclamations at clever rhyming
nor the coloured heart that marks your triumph.
Write for you
for love, for joy, for fun
let your souls soar with the majesty of eagles
upon the freedom of a blank page.
Write for you.
your desires and dreams.
Your wishes and doubts
may echo in the lives of others
but that is not their worth.
Write for you
because it is how you breathe,
how you let go,
be soothed by the flow of ink
for it is your only stillness in an ever spinning world.
Write for you.
Only you.
Always.
I came up with this idea last night after reading all the "awesome" poems and got to wondering if that's why we're here, to gain praise? If I never had a poem trend or liked would I still write? Of course. Should popularity matter...nope. Thanks to Cal for agreeing to come along for the ride, it's always a blast :-) x