I don't know if writing would be considered an object, but it's certainly significant to me in more ways than one. Stopping it entirely (which I was doing before GloPo siren-song'd me into writing some more) was...definitely on par with some very unpleasant experiences I've had in the past.
THE WRITER DECIDES TO STOP WRITING
FOR GOOD
i
stopped the words
tore
them apart
half-formed letters
spelling a thought
poised on the edge
of the brain
ready to spill
into my arms
my fingers
onto paper
i
ripped the words
from
my being
flung
them away
trampled
them
underfoot
they rose
a body of ghosts
a rumal
around my throat
and strangled me
to death
*The rumal is an item of clothing similar to a scarf or bandana, and was used by the Thuggee gangs of India to strangle their victims to death.
7 comments:
It is interesting how our thoughts diverge from a simple prompt. Fascinating. Thank you for sharing
But I guess you were resurrected--because here's the poem. :)
It is interesting how you got to this, and not to write at all, and then suddenly to be writing again.
Chris! Yes, it really IS fascinating (I have to admit, I much prefer your take on it!)
Merril, I really, really didn't want to do GloPo. Somehow or other though, it exerted a bit of a pull and here I am. I don't really regret it...yet!
I get discouraged and my art and writing lags sometimes. I know the feeling.
This year NaPoWriMo is definitely more difficult, but I think part of that is that the world just keeps getting more difficult. There's too much pulling at us in too many directions.
But those words will come out...and a good thing too!
I really love this one. So much energy and such clear imagery.
The words will come out if you're a writer. You'd better get used to it. And don't listen to the trolls :)
Kerfe: I hug tons and understand so much about the discouraged and lagging behind. I am SO behind myself, and yes I think you're right - the world pulls us in so many directions!
Angela: Thank you so much! <3
Jane: I am learning this, yes - and I am trying! I promise! Trying! Not to listen to the trolls, and just to write wherever it takes me (the Oracle helps!)
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