First Form

"Few things are as pure as handwritten words on a page." - Me, many times.

Original lyrics from Joe Strummer for "London Calling" from Google

First Form

I like to write

by placing pen to paper,

letting my words, my thoughts,

flow on to the page,

and spill into existence.

Taking the ideas, images, stories

from my head

and giving them life.

The first thoughts are unedited, uninhibited.

They are not always pretty,

and not always in the best language.

They are misspelled and written

in ways that only make sense to me.

But they are pure,

uninterrupted, clean, unmarked

and throat-scratchingly raw.

I like to let

my love, hatred, fear, and joy

find a place in the real world

yet still protected in my notebook.

I scrawl furiously

stopping only when

my mind is drained.

I always feel a sense

of joy and calm

when I see my words scribbled

across the previously blank lines,

now made permanent

in an unapologetic honestly.

It is then that my peace

can finally be realized.

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