when our mind is full of great ideas
we want to write them down
yet there are times when we discover
that there is no connection from our brain
to all the instruments we use
to transcribe our flighty thoughts
to give them shape on paper, screen, or in the sand
sometimes it helps to pause a bit and reconsider
what we do really want to say
focus and concentrate
articulate precisely yet suggestively
our indomitable urge to formulate
the turmoil of emotions we may harbor
our wild ideas of revolution
the overbearing pain of loss and separation
grey landscapes of depression
attractions of dramatic suicide
also the joy and pleasures of deep love
of unexpected friendships found
where even angels fear to tread
the happiness of our children
the love we recognize
often too late
our parents have bestowed on us
et cetera et cetera
the catalogue of our themes
expands through our lives
so do the challenges
of how to tell the tale
it helps to aim for clarity
we have to let our instruments of writing know
which of our turbulently swirling thoughts
should earn the privilege
to become words
and be communicated
to people who
before they read our verse
have no idea at all
that we exist
Feb 6, 2016
Feb 6, 2016 at 3:58 PM UTC
when our mind is full of great ideas
we want to write them down
yet there are times when we discover
that there is no connection from our brain
to all the instruments we use
to transcribe our flighty thoughts
to give them shape on paper, screen, or in the sand
sometimes it helps to pause a bit and reconsider
what we do really want to say
focus and concentrate
articulate precisely yet suggestively
our indomitable urge to formulate
the turmoil of emotions we may harbor
our wild ideas of revolution
the overbearing pain of loss and separation
grey landscapes of depression
attractions of dramatic suicide
also the joy and pleasures of deep love
of unexpected friendships found
where even angels fear to tread
the happiness of our children
the love we recognize
often too late
our parents have bestowed on us
et cetera et cetera
the catalogue of our themes
expands through our lives
so do the challenges
of how to tell the tale
it helps to aim for clarity
we have to let our instruments of writing know
which of our turbulently swirling thoughts
should earn the privilege
to become words
and be communicated
to people who
before they read our verse
have no idea at all
that we exist
