Philosophy of Writing - 2013

            This past year has been hell, in most things, to get through, but I did it.  And you know what?  As I went through each situation, I found that my writing was the only thing holding me together, the only thing keeping me tied to the post of life.  It has challenged me in ways I never imagined, but it’s also caused me to grow into the poet I am today and, for that reason, I’m grateful to all that’s been thrown my way. 

            My philosophy of writing is constantly changing.  It changes as I find new methods to try my hand at, new authors and their ideas and/or habits – it will never cease to change for if it does, I will be dead. 

            Each writer has her (or his) own thoughts on their work of focus and that’s what makes us all so unique.  If we all followed each other like sheep follow the shepherd, the world of poetry, the world of writing, would soon cease to exist.  Then where would we be?  We would be useless creatures. 

Without individually having a philosophy to improve and nurture, we are nothing more than the average bear.  With it, we are invincible.  We are unstoppable.

            Think about these questions.  How many times have you felt like you were drowning in the weight of your own life?  How often have you considered giving up and forgetting about all your dreams and goals because it was “just too hard to fulfill them”?  It is seen, from my eyes at least, that all too often do writers struggle with these very questions and too often does the fire and passion fizzle out because of the pressure. 

BUT, to those of us who persevere, bravo.

We are the fighters.  We will win. 

I will fight for my passion and for my writing until the day I pass from this world to the next.  You cannot stop me – I will be as a Kansas tornado; everything that stands in my way will be ripped from its roots and tossed aside.  Sometimes fighting for this is the hardest thing ever, sometimes I get little to zero support from my family, but I know that this is what I was meant to do and, hard as it may be, I WILL continue to pursue this.  This is my love, my life – it’s my everything.

            Though my life is ever-changing, sometimes for the worst, writing is what I cling to to keep me strong.  My philosophy is this: If you find your strength is also where your heart is, nurture that fire, let it fester and grow.  And burn anyone who looks to dim your fire or, God-forbid, put it out.