I am a Writer

Words are Powerful as are the Wordsmiths

I am a Writer

 

 

I am a Writer

 

The creator of men

The destroyer of worlds

I can shackle the strong

I can liberate the weak

 

I am a Writer

 

With my thoughts I mold planets

With my words I wield power

With my pen I shape lives

 

I am a Writer

 

I am an immortal

With my words come permanence

My body may rot

But my spirt lives in

 

I am a Writer

 

Maya Angelou said words are things

And my words are things

The stuff of life

The primordial ooze from which all things originate

 

I am a Writer

 

The pen is mightier than the sword, at least mine is

Because my pen can become a sword

“this guy stabbed that guy with a sword”

See, I told you

 

I am a Writer

 

Do not doubt my power

I can create a beautiful world

“A vast expanse of green covering the rolling, hilly plains. Unkept grass swaying gently in the steady, summer breeze; waving and rippling like the waters of a massive but gentle lake under warm zephyrs”

And then I can burn it

“and it burned”

 

I am a Writer

 

I can give you a perfect life

“he had a great job, gorgeous mansion, beautiful wife, and three wonderful sons”

Just to take it away

“but the tornado destroyed his house, killed his family, and he fell into depression”

 

I am a Writer

 

I can kill you all

“Everyone logged onto WritersCafe died”

And resurrect you

“then they all came back”

Without you even knowing

“and they never knew”

 

I am a Writer

 

And when I leave you on that cliffhanger

Literally, a cliffhanger

“His legs dangled over the seemingly bottomless pit beneath him. The jagged rocks of the Cliffside tore at the skin on his chest and stomach. The agony was almost too much to bear. The pain in his fingers was unimaginable; a deep, fiery burn, begging him to relieve them of their duties. They could not be relieved, though, because their relief meant his death”

I could save you

“Then, in a sudden burst of strength and adrenaline, so strong it seemed like divine intervention, he found the strength to pull himself up.”

 

But I’m not that kind of Writer

 

Embrace your power

Author's Note

We are ALL WRITERS do not just review this but once you do, ADD TO IT
Show us your POWER!

PS
Hope you enjoy this, it'll be my last poem for a while, alas i am just not a poet!

POWER TO THE WRITERS!!!!!

Reviews

[Kevin Horsley]

I am a writer because it allows me the freedom to express
I am a writer and I do it to impress
I am a writer because it relieves my stress
I find when I'm writing I'm at my best

I create characters in a situation
Which requires a little contemplation
Will they eat or suffer starvation
Some may die or achieve salvation

Writing was the only tool
That helped me to survive my school
The bullies in my world were fools
And I made sure I broke all the rules

I enjoyed your piece and have added to it - it is unrefined and a quick write but in there is a little of who I am and why. The whole story is much larger than the sum of its parts though.

A poet is someone who expresses and you have done so, it may not fit into a category but so what - who wants to be pigeon holed.

Keep up the good writes.

[Chris]

Haha, bravo. I enjoyed this a lot. Unfortunately, it is all going to boost my ego and make me think I can rule the world, just because I know how to hold a pen. Haha. Definately, without a doubt, one of my favorites. It managed to make me laugh ,while sending a pretty good message, and giving everyone here a well needed ego boost.
Congrats.

[-Scribe in Style-]

Btw, I love the composition, my addition is nothing compared to what you have created! You attacked the writer's title from every angle and it come out beautifully on paper. The form, structure, flow, motion, and rhythm - It's all there and it is awesome. I can hear it bouncing off the screen...! Ten on ten
Your Pen worked wonders !

[-Scribe in Style-]

You cannot say you are not a poet after writing that YOU are a WRITER
When your words flow and have a rhyme, a composition of expression POWER!
You cannot say this is your last fight and you are surrendering your SWORD
When the possibilities of letters joining together are at the tip of your ink board!
You cannot say the PEN is mightier than the sword and then walk out of battle
The pages left are in infinite oblivion waiting for Your conqueror engraved stone!

I am a Writer

Not because I have thoughts and I am a thinker
Nor because I have some opinions that I'd like to share
Not even because I have deep heart felt feelings leaving me in despair
But because I am not a talker
I will not create a scene on the street border
Instead through my words I will reach through to the other
I will write and write, write ink out on Paper!
That is why I am a writer!

I am a WRITER

There is so much I can do but I will not tell.
Create a painful emotion or a pleasure atmosphere
I can scoop you up into my bowl of Ice-cream treasure
Mixed up in my lines you'll find feelings undefined
Not only happiness and sadness but a personality revived.
But this is not my page where I can sit and sell...

[Sukriti Suki]

Nice!! Describes the power a writer has...it builds up, well written.

[EMF]

I like it. It makes me laugh. And it's true of us all.
Couple of suggestions though. Firstly, every now and then, take the 'I am a' out of the verse. It may give it a little more punch.
Secondly, don't make it your last poem. You'll never be a Sylvia Plath, but would you really want to be.
Excellet.

[roy mccarthy]

i was unsure about this at the start,
then it took off like a snowball that gets bigger and bigger as it rolls down a snowy mountain,
i like the humour in it!
killing us all without us knowing!
creative write!

[CharlesMonroe]

You are to a poet! This prooves it! I can really relate to this. It's is sooo amazing...just wow...I'm at a total loss for words. I love this...absolutlly everything about it. It's just...wow. You left me speechless!! Amazing job...I beg you to not quit writing poetry cause your an amazing poet!!!!!!
100/100

[SparksLC]

WOW, I laughed reading this! it's so true! I could completely relate to this. We are all murderers and saviors! demons and gods. We take and give whenever we need and or want to. We create and destroy. We take adventures to exotic places without even having to spend hundreds of dollars to do so! We are writers, so bold and powerful, yet so weak and timid at the same time! Loved this piece! Great Job! Into the library it goes =)

[Veronica Chandler]

This is some wonderfuly powerful and insightful words; enjoyed the concept, the flow, creativity and everything else about it. Simply Awsome!