A Writer In Flames

For the creative poetry group. words: flame, imprint, quiver, arrow, pursue, contrive, subjugate, ambrosial, and indulgent.

Trying to pursue a career in writing is tough,

There is always someone trying to take your spot,

To steal your thunder,

To put out your flame,

And the thought of losing the spotlight

Makes me quiver,

Quiver at the thought of another writer 

Being better than me,

An arrow used to pin point the type of writing 

I'm good at, or use to be good at,

To contrive my old writes into one

To come up with one final piece to be shipped off

I sign my name leaving one final imprint,

The theme.. indulgent parents

Something I truly know nothing about

But I force my pen to become subjugate,

I am the writer,

I control it all!

A few weeks later, a letter comes in the mail

It says.... 

"Congratulation your piece has been chosen for a mural."

Finally ambrosial,

My work's finally out there

For other people to see for years to come,

I guess I won't be a writer that crashes and burns

Author's Note

This was a harder challenge than I thought. It took me two days to come up with this.

Reviews

[freelancejouster]

i feel like you came up with an idea and stuck with it. which, is an admirable thing to do, but feels like you were also stuck in it, as if it weren't working and you tried to force it to. there's a stiffness. do you know what i mean?

regardless of this, i found it an excellent piece.

[Darkest Rose]

I love this. It's so true. The work you put into this poem shows from line to line. It's a masterpiece in itself just like every person and every piece they make. Amazing write :)

[Mauricio Montoya]

great job! sometimes I'll go months on a piece.
Excellent write,

[Dushyant Thadani]

Writing is an amazing dream and ambition... But it isn't a competition... Our best writing comes out when we don't get concern about the others, and compete with ourselves to improve it... That's what I believe... But great job... Good luck in the future...

[nevermindfan1991]

The work you put into this poem really shows. This piece was simply brilliant. The vivid imagery, the structure, and the writing overall really helped make this poem. I really enjoyed reading this. Another great poem. Great Job!

[Coyote Poetry]

Writing is a great dream. Take a strong mind and will to find success and make a living. I believe you can. I like the story and the positive ending of this poem. I hope you success and thank you for a excellent poem.
Coyote

[DONALD EISSLER]

You met the challange thats for sure love very good ... and you say how old are you ?? 61 ?? wait I have dsylexia 16 ??? hummmm hard to fathom that with the life experiences that you write about ..soooo moving all the time ...grrrrreat
TK

[Lily Mae]

You did an excellent job.. great write T~ xx

[Linear]

Words were a little mixed, but you did very well in this discipline. Something I cannot/will not do. :0)

[EMF]

Nice strong flow, a subject matter we all know and a very honest take on it.

[PrincessZeldaWannabe]

Really strong and powerful - I think everyone can relate to this here! :) - and COOL PICTURE!