My Year of Writing Dangerously

On the spur of one of my (increasingly rare) moments of inspiration, I decided that in order to maintain my artistic integrity, and because I can't keep calling myself a writer for much longer without actually WRITING something, I am going to write a poem a day for the next year. The first poem will be posted on August 10, 2010 and the last poem will be posted on August 10, 2011. (Unless, of course, I decide to keep going.) Not all of the poems will be good, and DEFINITELY not all of them will be interesting, but I will gaze around my kitchen, my living room, and Coming Home Cafe until something inspires me, then write a poem about it, as well as my random thoughts on the mundane things that no one notices, but which it is my goal to immortalize over the course of this year.



Sunday, September 26, 2010

Day 28 - A New Beginning!!!!!!!!

I really should be in bed right now. In fact, I was in bed. But then I had a minor panic attack and realised that all of you will stop reading if I stop posting. So here I am, posting instead of sleeping. Please enjoy, and please keep checking, because tonight I have renewed my vow: I WILL post a poem every day, and, at some point in the near future, I WILL get caught up. Seriously, I will. I made a list of first-lines-of-songs today to act as inspiration and as of RIGHT NOW I promise to force myself to sit in this chair every single night before I go to bed and write at least one poem. I will also force myself to write at least one over breakfast every morning and at least one at lunch at school every day. That is at least three poems EVERY DAY for the next while until I get caught up. Well now I am rambling and really should stop (because this part is surely boring for all of you) and go to sleep.
Leaving

Ripping.
Tearing.

Why must I go?
Why can't I stay?

So warm in there ,
so cold out here.

It hurts,
it aches.

It kills me when I go.
I hate it when I'm gone.

Getting up is hard.
Walking home is hard.

Because I'm not walking home,
because I already am home.

You are home,
we are home.

I want this pain to go away,
I need my world to stay this way.

Just one more moment,
just one more second,

before I have to leave.
But now I have to leave.

Ripping,
tearing,
leaving.

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