i've always written best when my emotions run high
when tears spring from my eyes
when my cheeks flush
when my fingers tingle
when my stomach drops
when my heart skips a beat
when my muscles lock up and my breathing stalls and my head feels too light and the room starts to spin
and when i'm done writing
and i drop my pencil on the ground
and the ringing in my ears is gone,
then i have to go back
and reread
because i have no idea what has been written.
i have no idea what words my brain has spat out
That is when I am most proud of what I have done.
Jul 13, 2012
Jul 13, 2012 at 4:02 PM UTC
i've always written best when my emotions run high
when tears spring from my eyes
when my cheeks flush
when my fingers tingle
when my stomach drops
when my heart skips a beat
when my muscles lock up and my breathing stalls and my head feels too light and the room starts to spin
and when i'm done writing
and i drop my pencil on the ground
and the ringing in my ears is gone,
then i have to go back
and reread
because i have no idea what has been written.
i have no idea what words my brain has spat out
That is when I am most proud of what I have done.
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