Most will think I am crazy

You just step aside,
  and let it happen.

Yes,
  you write the words,
    but somehow they are not yours.

No effort,
  they flow.

Then,
  you come back.

Read what you have written,
  and you wonder.

Why?

Reviews

[Lyn Anderson]

This is an exact description of "divine inspiration" thought -- this is the way I have always written, pretty much flat out, without edits. If you write this way you kind of don't know where it came from, it's just there. There is a wonderful interview with Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat Pray Love) tries to describe this process as fairies -- she was roundly criticized, but personally, although whacky, I thought she was pretty close.

[Jon Roggie]

My shorter writes are my more natural writes. The ones caught from the air. At the same time, the words can flow, and I never know where they lead. Then I will feel the need to stop.
That is when I know the piece is finished. Glad you liked it!

[Frieda P]

Not so crazy at all, I think we do this often as poets...come back to those words the muse has so graciously gifted us with and say to ourselves, 'did I write that?'....Why is a whole other poem....well said Jon.

[Jon Roggie]

When I get on a roll, I can't keep track. A phrase will stick in my mind, and I just run with it. So, I do find myself scratching my head, and the meaning will resurface. Thank you!