Brim with confidence.
step into the light.
Shine bright.
Don’t be afraid to dance with your dark side.
Take a trip to the wild side.
I promise it’ll be worth it.
It’s your time to shine.
let the words flow,
let your heart express,
let your soul feel.
Feel the wave of emotions
wash over you like a tidal wave
Surrender to the undertow
-as they dance on paper.
You are going to feel
this immense tiredness in your bones.
Your eyes are going to feel heavy
that is going to tempt you to give up but
don’t you dare do any of that nonsense.
Just write the night away into rejuvenation.
Coffee will keep you functioning.
Sometimes you are going to be full
so full of inspiration, your heart won’t be
able to handle it, your pen won’t be able to keep up…
Remember to take a deep breath,
trust the process and let go,
let the words guide your hand.
Overwhelming and exciting
this journey has everything to offer
and adventure awaits you.
So hop on my dear.
-Janice Raquela Mendonca
A wonderful description of our creative journey during this marathon! Love it!
thank you <3
Well done! I am guessing that only a writer will truly believe it, but that makes me more sure that you wrote it for us. 🙂
thank you Nancy Ann 🙂 <3
I prefer this one to #21. Your images — for the most part — speak to me more than #21 and I identify strongly with this first step on your journey.
Two lines I found problematic:
1. “Brim with confidence”
I liked it on first read but reading the other lines in this stanza and the next, I wondered why you didn’t use a verb that plays with the idea of light. Not saying you need to change it; just a small thought I had.
2. “Feel the wave of emotions
wash over you like a tidal wave”
I guess these are two lines but I have two problems with them — more major than minor. The phrase “like a tidal wave” not only repeats the word “wave” from the first line but repeats to no effect, adding no meaning. Perhaps this is because it also sounds trite. For these two reasons, they don’t hold much poetic quality. Repeating the same word does not create much of a simile: “Feel the wave like a wave?” It could use a fresher simile or metaphor, in my opinion.