Papa Smurf

An all time great cartoon character used a literary tool to understand what it is to be an artist

Someone once asked me,

"Why do you write?"

And I answered,

" Why do you breathe?"

My question was answered by an expression

Void of ideas and glazed over by confusion.

So I answered,

" If you hold your breath long enough your face will

Turn blue your cheeks will enlarge and you will die."

The man looked at me, his mind bulging with questions.

" So if you don't write you turn into papa smurf?" 

I sigh, force a smile and meet his inquistive gaze.

" That is correct sir, I am papa smurf..." 

I then turned the corner and walked off into a daydream. 

Reviews

[Ruth]

Very clever hon! I like this and you know, I have never read about such a topic actually! Brilliantly done and you read something new everyday!
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[Pebbles]

This made me smile :)

[joshua deathdealer]

Nicely done!!

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

A curtsey's and amiable prose, well done

[clairvoyantmars]

haha. did this really happen?? :)) cute piece!