Today, I have spent a lot of time at my desk writing and correcting. I have been wanting to try my hand at an etheree poem, and since my pen has been in my hand most of the day, I decided that would be my first line. I write morning pages every day, and sometimes, I feel like I write the same things over and over. Sometimes I want to dive deeper, and sometimes I don't. I wonder why.
marches
across page
spilling out thoughts
that only paper
can hear 'cause if uttered
aloud then others might know
a heart's mind, and sometimes there are
secrets the pen decides are better
left liquid in the barrel - forgotten
Wow, I love that image of the secretive thoughts left as liquid in the barrel. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove the line that the paper can hear your hearts thoughts without sharing it aloud. My journal pages have soaked up much of that. (For some reason I can’t sign-in to leave a comment- Cathy Hutter)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a pen holding secrets. This reminds me of the middle grade book All the Answers where a magic pencil could answer questions to person who held the pencil. Sometimes we might not want to know those answers.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow, Heather. Isn't that the truth? Sometimes secrets are "better
ReplyDeleteleft liquid in the barrel - forgotten" At least that is what we tell ourselves, isn't it? I don't write everything, and that sometimes disappoints me. This poem has captured that, to be sure. All the best as you continue to write morning pages, #SOL23 posts, poetry and more.