We want to know the most,
so we research, listen and watch
to be better,
so we think, plot and execute
to become the best,
so we wake, push and write
and write and write and write
and write some more
until it becomes a chore
an assignment, a quota, a demand
and then we reprimand
ourselves with a shaking hand
under conditional rules
with splintered tools
we are fools for this love,
this creative writing passion
overthinking, mind overcrowding
with words, lines and pages
but we are not computers
or vending machines
we are sages, creating
dimensions from absolutely nothing
who need water to feel
and winds to heed
time and space, balance
and room to breathe
– B. Brown
Don’t forget to allow yourself to unwind. Pushing yourself , holding yourself to higher standards, demanding more from yourself is necessary to improve yourself but our brains are muscles, don’t forget that. Our brains are muscles so don’t forget that it can be strained, torn and snapped. Allow yourself a break from the craft to recharge your talent.
and if you’re still not convinced…
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Very true! All of it. 🙂
I know…I know…I know, but thanks for the reminder!
Lol always happy to help! 😀
Lots of resonances for me here. Yes, we are fools for writing. But, I can’t see myself stopping, or you, for that matter. 🙂 Keep them coming.
I will, thank you 😀
Never stop writing! A my page states, “Poetry, is the language in which our Souls speak!”
I Nominate You:
http://poetrylanguageofthesoul.com/2018/02/23/liebster-award/