| MORE THAN A POET I..am...no longer just a poet No longer just a writer I have become more More than the author of words That I write That I express On paper. I have entered into a state Where I am no longer just writing my thoughts Im no longer just dreaming about things for which I dream to occur. Im no longer just writing for things I regret. No In turn. I have begun to write myself I didn't know that it was possible Until it was. My life My heart My faith Started to enter my words. Without being aware, I created myself into a poetic language That could be put on paper That could be expressed so simply and so clearly I was transformed into a spirit That allowed itself to become written thoughts. Allowed itself to be free It's as if through the pen I was preserving myself Preserving my legacy For all to know and understand Me. It came to a point where when I read my thoughts I was reading me. When I saw all I had written I was seeing me. And I was confused at this Confused about where this would take me. But it has transformed me into a deeper version Of who I am. And it has opened up boundaries Boundaries that had prevented me from knowing who I will be Boundaries that kept me from letting go of who I was. I thank God every day for blessing me with this gift Because now, My soul is entangled in my words I have evolved into what I write down My writing replaces my reflection My writing is the improved me. (C) Copywritten 2004 |