We write by Feeling

I had insight yesterday to write a poem about the title of writing that many of us carry around when instead we write just as we feel or talk. It doesn't have to look a certain way. And of course there are those that say...

"I don't write because I'm not a writer."

When I talked to my friend yesterday, he said that he isn't creative and it is not something he likes to do- that there are other things that he would like to do to take out his tension or stress. That's great if you find something that does that for you- to find your own special passion and interest, But writing goes beyond that. It is not always about doing something because it is what you want to do with your life. Writing can be about finding what you like to do, exploring your self and your interests, and getting out what been trapped inside- maybe you didn't even know it was there. If you give some time for writing, you just might feel better. And writing most certainly can take out the stress and tension inside you if you look at it in a different way.


And many people think writing is about being a writer or being creative and if you can't be that person on paper, then why do it at all? Well, maybe that is the problem. Take out the stigma you attach to the writing process and let out whatever comes to your mind. Shake things up a bit. Write what comes to you without thinking. Scribble, jot stuff down, act crazy. But just release. I feel that writing is a way to tell you what you are feeling when you don't know how your feeling. It is a way for us to get out the unconscious that sometimes we trap up or block. And when you get some time- even if it is just 15 minutes a day, give yourself that moment of release. We owe it to ourselves and our bodies. We need to take care of ourselves and acknowledge what we truly feel. I noticed that my friend might need writing to answer some of the questions he might be thinking. To step outside the orderly, away from trying to be perfect and having things in the right place all the time. It's hard to live a life in order all the time. Some times we just need to do things differently, step back and think. Don't be afraid to be messy. Writing gives us the opportunity to silently scream on to the page. Writing could be important for all of us.

I have to admit, I am still seeing all this myself. I learned so much lately about the process of writing (through my teachers, readings) and different ways to approach it and I found that it makes it more easier for me to do it. And it is important for me to reiterate this to myself and for you.


We write by feeling

Oh I'm not a writer, he says
in a logical sense
the rational type he so firmly
shows
as if the actor can't perform
for it's impossible to live
without words.
But what is a writer but
a title?
when every one is able
It is the doubt that strains
the perfectionists blunder
and keeps us from freeing
the confined soul
to write what you feel, can see
or touch
lifting the unconscious to surface
and on the page either wet with tears
or is shined upon
to claim who you are
arriving home, not obscure