Done...

Dreams are for the dreamers
Writing is for the writers
Poems are for the poets
Art is for the artists
....but for me
I am none of these
...anymore

But then I never claimed to be...

Reviews

[icelandicblue]

Are you are the artful dodger but you'll come back to who you are. You are all these things and so much more. If you should claim such things we would be off put by such hubris no matter how well deserved. Your steps are soft and you dance through the beauty you create.

[Vidya Bacchus]

You are indeed a poet Red.Your words and poems speak for themselves.Sometimes life does manage to beat us into submission for a time but it does get better eventually.A very honest write my friend :)

[redflutterby]

Beaten into submission is an apt phrase Vidya...thanks for reading. I'm hoping for the getting better part...

[Vidya Bacchus]

That's all we can do .Take it one day at a time and it has to get better my dear :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Oh, but you are a poet, Red....believe me when I tell you that. Besides, Art is for everyone and poetry is an art. The fact you can express your emotions in this way is very special. Never think you are not good enough....because you are more than good enough. Lydi**

[redflutterby]

Thank you Lydia...sometimes we need to step back and decide where we are going and if its worth it.

[Einstein Noodle]

dear red! i hope this is a poem and not your declaration!!! i have very much enjoyed your poems ..we do tend to categorize ourselves and others but my immediate thought upon reading your poem is that hey!!! we are all of them .. keep on fluttering red! butterfly wings are such a good thing!
E.

[redflutterby]

I wish I could say its just a poem...and my wings are broken right now. Thank you for enjoying my poems...ive enjoyed yours as well.

[Kelly Scheppers]

I know I've had my share of days like this. But you MUST believe in yourself, for its all we've got to hold onto in this crazy life! Hang in there, Red!

Kelly

[redflutterby]

Thank you Kelly.

[Mark]

Done for the day, perhaps? Or a week, or month, or longer? Maybe for awhile, but I believe once you "have it", or rather, once "it has you", you will be back to it. And you, indeed, "Have It" ! And I, for one, prefer humility to someone beating their own drum any day!

[redflutterby]

I guess how long is to be seen. Humility and honesty are good traits in my book. Thank you Mark.

[A. Amos]

You're a good writer and I like your humble voice in this poem.

[redflutterby]

Thank you A...youre a good writer as well.

[A. Amos]

You're most welcome and thank you for your kind words.

[kublakhan27]

This was a devastating read for me my friend...dreaming isn't easy when things aren't going well, but you are a writer, you are a poet, and you are an artist...regardless of what you may think, and as tough as things may be for you right now. you will always be all of those things...you were born to write, and that realization will return to you in time...it can't be denied, and I won't let you deny it...the sad reality of art is that most of us are sad, but it defines us ultimately, and art defines you...you may never claim to be, but you have a lot of friends who know better, and will be here to remind you of that at every opportunity...don't give up my friend...you're too beautiful a person to give in this easily....

[redflutterby]

It wasnt my attention to devastate you. Just expressing how I feel. This isnt about sadness...but what I'm going through is more the straw that broke the camels back. Thank you Steve.

[kublakhan27]

I know it wasn't your intention but you are my friend and I'm inevitably going to be sad when I read something like this, even if it isn't about sadness...always a pleasure red.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you may deny it because of how you feel at the moment...but i see you as an artful poet...and poets are writers with dreams....

so you are all of these.

and never claiming to be? that is where we see the humility that attracts us to certain poets.

[redflutterby]

Thank you Jacob...and you are one of the most humble poets I know.

[Lyn Anderson]

This is a great poem but an awful one if you think the author is feeling this.

[redflutterby]

I guess poems can be both great and awful then. Thanks KL.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yes the verbiage is superb the thought of losing you is not.

[Cory Barrett]

or are you all of these things, claims are only proclamations, the truth is what you do not have to proclaim

[redflutterby]

Very wise Cory...and what we proclaim the loudest is often exactly what we aren't.
I really dont believe I'm any of these things though I have written poems I'm proud of. Thank you for rwvieading.

[Cory Barrett]

you should be proud!