Yes, I did. I don't usually write poetry, but this one just sort of bubbled up this morning when I was listening to "Pack Up Your Sorrows" on the way to work this morning.
So beautiful. Now that I see this, I remember that many years ago I wrote poetry every day because it was finishable. I could write one in a few minutes or an afternoon, and then it was done: no anxiety about whether I'd be able to get it done, or make it good enough (because when it comes right down to it, I don't know what makes a poem good), or sell it (because the answer to that is no, about five people in the industry sell poetry) or anything but express whatever it was I needed to express.
This was such a relief at a time when I felt I would never finish anything again.
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So beautiful. Now that I see this, I remember that many years ago I wrote poetry every day because it was finishable. I could write one in a few minutes or an afternoon, and then it was done: no anxiety about whether I'd be able to get it done, or make it good enough (because when it comes right down to it, I don't know what makes a poem good), or sell it (because the answer to that is no, about five people in the industry sell poetry) or anything but express whatever it was I needed to express.
This was such a relief at a time when I felt I would never finish anything again.
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