The main problem we all have as writers is, writing! Finding the time is a problem. Finding the inspiration is a problem. Believing in ourselves is a problem. Believing we have something worthwhile to say, is a problem.
But all of those “problems” are created by us out of our feelings of inadequacy and a lack of belief in ourselves. We have trouble believing that what we have to say is, worth saying. I say, “Get over yourselves!” And write! Everyone has unique experiences. Everyone sees things, feels things, processes things in their own unique way. So, what you have to say, only you can say. And believe it or not, what only you can say, may be the very words that touch someone else deeply, give them, a chance to feel as if they are understood, connected.
WRITING POETRY
Poetry is after all
just words one following the other
like birds flying in formation
words that speak of sadness love
desire and elation words that bend
or break or bow beneath
the poets will words that heal
that hold that lift us up words
that thrill us till we shiver
with delight words that give us something
to hold onto in the darkest corner
of the darkest night poetry my friends
is a gift that’s given twice once when it is
written and once when it is read
poetry is to the heart-starved man
the water and the bread so if you have
it in you let go let the beauty
of words flow
let words become the poem that speaks
what someone needs to know let poetry
define the lines connecting us as one
put one word after the other until
the poem is done.
- Susan A. Katz, all rights reserved