I don’t know when or why exactly I got into poetry. I guess somehow it suits my lifestyle. You see, for sometime now I have been trying to complete…. well, just about ANYTHING. I have come to realize that I am more of a “plan for the future” and “dwell on the past” type person. This is not very ideal- I don’t recommend it at all! One tends to get lost in the realm of time and forgets to ever live in “the now”. Although the times when I live in the present are uber sweet! —- Uber…. I like that word—
Back on topic…. So completing anything has been a challenge. I’m great at STARTING anything and everything. I get really excited, I plan everything out, I start and then I get sidetracked and bored and commence something else. Writing a book has proven to be even more difficult due to this annoying syndrome I seem to be plagued by! SERIOUSLY! I HAVE STARTED ABOUT TEN DIFFERENT STORIES! The characters in my head are starting to really get pissed off at me- which is understandable I mean there just floating around in there- no where to go, no setting to live in or plot to live for! It must be horrible! (Sorry… I’m starting to get sidetracked again…. I hate to say I told you so… but I told you this would happen….)
Back on topic…AGAIN!
Well, when I get excited and start something new, I get a rush… adrenaline pumping… thoughts running rampid in my head… I get my little striped, multi-colored journal out and rapidly start jotting down ideas and side notes. To write a book I need time, days, maybe even years to finish. With POETRY I can ride that wave of excitement all the way until the end. It’s amazing feeling that way all the way through your writing. Needless to say- I don’t think my writing is OUTSTANDING but I love it in my own way because each poem reflects a moment… not a story, not a memoir, not an explanation of my life but my own private moments. You could mention any one poem, and I could give you a detailed vivid description of why, when and where I wrote it.
With this in mind I am putting my “moments” out there for all to see. I am sharing them with you- which is very big for me because they have been kept private for many years. Sharing is very scary… but then again I now understand that I never wrote these for public approval but to collect them in my own little treasure box. Though, praise is always nice to receive! And, anyone that says they don’t like it is lying. Criticism is rough but appreciated as well. I take it, absorb it and squeeze all the good I can out of it while discarding the pulp through the garbage disposal.
But this is why I write poetry- in a nutshell! Hopefully one day I can get fully involved with a book and see it completely through. Not necessarily to publish it but for my own satisfaction of completion!
Enjoy!
-Jenn
