Taking time to think
Many things go through my mind each and every day I am allowed to live. I don't think it is like other people who only have their daily lives to contend with, thinking of when the gas bill is due or what time they are supposed to be going on their dates that evening. Everything I see everyday is processed through my brain and spewed onto paper in the form of poetry. Funny as this may seem I don't have a hard time at all writing a poem, it may not be the best damn thing written but I can be given a subject of any kind and give a decent write up about it. I can proudly say that in my short life I have penned over 350 poems, not too shabby for a beginner. Sometimes I run into a wall, such as today. There were 2 moments in my life that I can honestly say the weight of the world was lifted from my shoulders. 1st was when I had decided to not pursue the career of rock star and just play guitar as a hobby, huge weight lifted then let me tell ya. And yes my nephew can probably play circles around me but he is not broken like I am. The 2nd and; possibly more shocking to some, was the day I had realized I am not an artist but a writer.
It is a wonderful feeling when you finally realize what it is you are and what you do. Now I am also a good radio DJ but that is another topic for another day. Well as a writer I am finding that when you come to a block in the road it is ok to seek the wisdom of someone else, be they artist or what not. Even if they are your younger brother who tends to think I am predictable (ha ha scott) someone, somewhere is there to help others out to offer some kind of wisdom you need. Well after speaking with scott I can say that I do feel a bit better about the situation I am finding myself in, my poetry has been suffering recently and I am currently dipping into the realm of short story writing. In doing this my brain has had a hard time keeping up with what my pen wants to do. I wish I could say this is the first time this has happened to me but it is not. I have always had a struggle with my brain
Everyone had been telling me that I either think too much or that I am over thinking a situation that is so simple I just needed to sit back and re-think what is going on. Here I was able to recognize the problem and find a solution in my brother. I suppose I thought I could tackle all of this at one time but have since realized that is not possible. So now I have to sit down and sort things out in a way that will allow me to get all I want finished. Maybe I should look for a club of some kind that caters to writers so I can get my inspiration from them. I don't like being looked at as riding my brothers coat tails, I like to think I am original, perhaps I just have not found my niche yet. Someday I will and he can finally ride away free of my burden
It is a wonderful feeling when you finally realize what it is you are and what you do. Now I am also a good radio DJ but that is another topic for another day. Well as a writer I am finding that when you come to a block in the road it is ok to seek the wisdom of someone else, be they artist or what not. Even if they are your younger brother who tends to think I am predictable (ha ha scott) someone, somewhere is there to help others out to offer some kind of wisdom you need. Well after speaking with scott I can say that I do feel a bit better about the situation I am finding myself in, my poetry has been suffering recently and I am currently dipping into the realm of short story writing. In doing this my brain has had a hard time keeping up with what my pen wants to do. I wish I could say this is the first time this has happened to me but it is not. I have always had a struggle with my brain
Everyone had been telling me that I either think too much or that I am over thinking a situation that is so simple I just needed to sit back and re-think what is going on. Here I was able to recognize the problem and find a solution in my brother. I suppose I thought I could tackle all of this at one time but have since realized that is not possible. So now I have to sit down and sort things out in a way that will allow me to get all I want finished. Maybe I should look for a club of some kind that caters to writers so I can get my inspiration from them. I don't like being looked at as riding my brothers coat tails, I like to think I am original, perhaps I just have not found my niche yet. Someday I will and he can finally ride away free of my burden