A gift

When I was writing a poem several weeks ago, I suddenly had thoughts about writing another poem- it was like a rush of inspiration. I decided to pause what I was working on and go with the new thoughts that came to me. This new poem came to me. I didn't think of it on my own. This is the one I wrote in my previous blog. It may not be how we want it to look right away but we can revise it the way we want it to look. The important thing is to get the ideas down on paper first. I wrote this poem and then a week later I revised and I like the way it looks, however I still want to change a few things to it. Sometimes to get to what we really want, we have to write up to it, meaning we need to get as many ideas out as possible and see what comes to surface.

Many times, I get ideas to write but I might now always write them down right away and then eventually they become forgotten and almost impossible to retrieve again. These thoughts come to us for a reason, because it's passion that dwells inside us-a gift. And sometimes we might not always know what we are going to write and or how our work is going to look but it's important to go with out writer instincts. My seminar professor knew that the new poem I wrote came after the first one because of how it was written. She said that this is a gift.

Let in the thoughts that come and see where they take you because they come for a reason. It is a wonderful gift and it is something we all should embrace. We don't need to be a muse of inspiration for ideas to consistently be born at any given time. If this passion lives inside you- to write- then so does creativity. Don't block these thoughts or ideas because you don't feel like letting them in or you don't think they are good enough or won't amount to anything good. Like my teacher says, it is a gift and we need to listen- no matter what it is or when it comes. Then stand back and see the masterpiece you have written.