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Cry to believe

today I read a lot of

poems.

 

and fell

into a deep, deep hole

of doubt.

 

and wandered there

for a while.

 

then it hit me-

I cannot help the urge;

the writer inside me

is dying to break out.

 

but I denied the undeniable

fact again, and again

and again.

 

then my right hand rose

up and held the pencil,

and started writing:

“I write, I write, I write,

I write, I write, I write…”

 

but it was not enough,

the written words came

to life; I started

mumbling,

murmuring,

muttering – listening to myself,

hearing my mouth utter the words

I deny because I am scared, terrified! –

then I screamed the written words.

 

how silent were they, as silent

as pencil can be. I heard them

being written at first, but

screamed them to believe.

 

that was almost enough;

I cried.

and so I believed that

I write,

I write.

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Written by
lily-4
Published
Apr 27, 2013
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Notes

needs lots of editing, but this is the first draft and it is so real and strong to me that I am finding it so hard to re-read the poem or edit. It will take time. :) Written on April 27, 2013.

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