It’s so quiet now
\nno traffic
\nno harsh lights
\nno demands on my time
\nno people<\/p>\n
Perfect time to write
\nPlenty of stillness
\nfor inspiration
\nI have what I need for a night
\nsuch as this<\/p>\n
Cold shiver as I
\nstart to prepare to
\ndive into this hole
\nthe journey of which
\nis hard to explain<\/p>\n
If you’ve never done it
\nyou won’t understand
\nthe exhileration
\nthe painful
\ntough
\nannoying
\nraw
\nbleeding
\nprocess that it can be<\/p>\n
I can’t explain it to you<\/p>\n
Quietly, petiently
\ntrying to sketch out
\nthe thoughts in my head<\/p>\n
some come easy, others take time
\nothers will not come at all
\nlike loosening a tight bolt<\/p>\n
There!
\nwhat’s that
\nA spark of thought
\nimage to start
\na distant sound
\nmournful cry<\/p>\n
plain paper
\neasiest to gather
\nthoughts on
\nwalking restlessly<\/p>\n
couldn’t sleep tonight
\nguess that’s why I’m
\ntucked here on the floor
\nagainst this old wall
\nnot really tired though<\/p>\n
I can almost hear the clock
\nin the hall ticking away the time<\/p>\n
Running out of time
\nalmost out of time
\nI can imagine it screaming<\/p>\n
But that’s ok<\/p>\n
I am in control
\nI set the pace
\nand that’s ok<\/p>\n
Another bite of inspiration
\nthis one delicious
\nyet dark and taunting<\/p>\n
dipping into the dangerous
\nflirting with scary
\nwhat was that cold shiver for?<\/p>\n
This spark scares me-
\nit’s going to take me
\nsomeplace I don’t want to go
\nbut that’s beauty of my craft-
\neverything’s ripe for use<\/p>\n
I can see it getting lighter out
\nnow, the night is almost over-
\nI don’t know what to do-
\nI have so much more left
\nthat needs to be said<\/p>\n
Calm yourself
\nyou’ll be ok
\nthe night will come again
\nand there you’ll be<\/p>\n
I can hear noise now
\npeople getting up
\nready to start their day<\/p>\n
meanwhile I’m here
\nputting my craft to bed-
\nsetting a reminder of
\nwhere I stopped-<\/p>\n
just to pick it up once more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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