some people think artists/writers are a weird bunch, this is for you and me
what am i, that i like what i like, what people don't, is it only about me, that i think, what i think, what most people would not, someone asked me, what i do, i don't tell them i write, i know they wouldn't understand, would not think if i had said what i said, in terms of ordinariness, i don't want to fail them, having mostly failed in life, so i tell them i teach, i garden, anything ordinary, only a little out of the way of most people, i don't ask myself too much, about life, about love, i know i love to write, and my life is a series of periods, an ellipsis, i care to think of you, more than i think of myself, and i will, most likely, go out of my own way, just to let you know that
a poem of instrospection that turned suddenly into a love poem. Oh how I love how modern
poetry can turn the steering wheel sharply, and by doing so, shift both the gaze as well as the
eye level. Jacob said that we are a weird lot, which is true. Weird because we rarely falsify
our descriptions of what bothers us and that non-conformity can make other people a little
un-easy. I had a friend of mine ask me "are you still writing those poems", which she said
beneath a half-grin and a slight snicker. It means that in some people the writing of poetry
is not a serious thing to ponder......not like getting a cat or going to Walmart's. So mostly
I try to keep this endeavor to myself.....For the sake of being non-offensive, perhaps.
You have solved the problem of the first stages of poetry writing..You believed in something,
You had it to say, and you said it. Quite beautifully in fact..
dana
Posted 8 Years Ago
8 Years Ago
wow - dana - your insight blew me away - i shifted gears to express that i write poetry for myself a.. read morewow - dana - your insight blew me away - i shifted gears to express that i write poetry for myself and then for others to relate to - thank you so much for your wonderful insight and lovely visit - i appreciate it very much, my friend :)
1. we are truly surrounded by idiots- my friend always tells me he's a snob- but he really has good taste
maybe this world is full of idiots with bad taste and don't really value writing- and you've got good taste?
2. when you say you write... people realize they aren't smelling the roses of life... they get defensive
3. which i ascribe to the most... this world is full of death-a death that denies that we are created to create.
it is the mark of life- even if we only create joy from our newborn smile.
my fear as a mom- as i try to nurse these children to create- is sending them out with their creations in this crushing world. we must fight for life.
Obviously this poem hit me... now I have to write. Thanks, friend.
Posted 8 Years Ago
8 Years Ago
hi abbi - i am sitting here on my bed, with a flashlight over my netbook, because i love to write an.. read morehi abbi - i am sitting here on my bed, with a flashlight over my netbook, because i love to write and read people's insights - and wow, i am blown away b your perspectives - thank you so much, made it worth so much that this exercise could lead to a poor eyesight, reading and typing almost in the dark, thank you, my friend :)
An excellent rendering of poets and their profession that is misunderstood and not likened by many. We believe and love what we do and that is most important. Excellent...:).............
Posted 8 Years Ago
8 Years Ago
you're right, sami, it is important that we love what we do, which is to write - i just hope we are .. read moreyou're right, sami, it is important that we love what we do, which is to write - i just hope we are not a dying breed, yet - makes me sad - thank you my friend for dropping by and sharing your thoughts with us - much appreciated :)
we do seem a weird lot...to others at least. And if they ask us what we do and we say we are poets, they back away---we are that alien race...and yet we are more connected than they could ever imagine.
Posted 8 Years Ago
8 Years Ago
thank you, my friend, for your words - i wonder why they back away - why do you think that is? .. read morethank you, my friend, for your words - i wonder why they back away - why do you think that is?
people are often afraid of what they don't understand.
8 Years Ago
how can we make people care to understand?
steph
8 Years Ago
good question to which i am not sure there is an answer---other poets understand us...we have to be .. read moregood question to which i am not sure there is an answer---other poets understand us...we have to be satisfied with that, i am afraid. there are those we just can't touch.
Yes, we do think a bit differently and every scenario we are involved in is fodder for a poem. You have no reason to shy away from telling others you write. Be proud of it. Lydi**
Posted 8 Years Ago
8 Years Ago
i keep a lot to myself, lydia - is it because i write that i'm weird or is it because i am weird, ev.. read morei keep a lot to myself, lydia - is it because i write that i'm weird or is it because i am weird, even if i don't write - i don't know :)
NOTE: Formerly my pen-name on this site is letterhead, but since i also have an account on DeviantArt, with a different pen-name, which is highonwords (stephanie) - i am going to use highonwords here .. more..