Why I do this...

WRITE WHEN:
you’re right
When you’re wrong
When you can’t scream
And it’s not appropriate to do

Much of anything

WRITE WHEN: You want to share
Or you want it all
To yourself
When you want to sing
But don’t have the words to do so

WRITE WHEN: You’re burdened
Or restless
Or hopeless
Or ecstatic
Or you think you’ve nothing to say
When you feel like running away
When you’re vocal opinion
Doesn’t matter….
And the words don’t form, except for with a pen
(your only friend)
WRITE WHEN: You’ve lost your patience
But aren’t ready to tell anyone
Just write
WHEN you’ve been pushed -
Choose your battles
And release your energy
Through Ink
WRITE WHEN you get broken
And don’t feel good enough
Forget it and pen it
Fuck it; let it fly
My spirit, with ink
Is always free
And I feel good about the soul I’ve become
Even though I’m not always at Peace
(especially when I see someone else in such misery)

WRITE WHEN: You can’t admit outloud
That someone else was right
And now, you understand why
Try to forget it
But you just can’t let it
And even though you no longer speak -
You remember why she said goodbye….

And it’s haunting
And everything makes you think of the things she’s said
You try
To be the bigger person
But only end up wanting
Peace for your head
And you realize your own observations
And they seem to scare you now
And you sort of want time to turn back
And to change
Something
From myself
And this, is why I tend to write
Because I quit speaking!!!!!

-IT, for now! -



Copyright K. Anne Smith