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An Aside

April 1, 2014
By blonde_with_a_brain PLATINUM, Centerville, Ohio
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I am not a hipster,
For though I craft my words
with care
Though I choose them lovingly
Placing each where it belongs,
Nurturing it to it’s full potential
I seek understanding
A smile
Communication
through the choreography of
each syllable.

I do not pretend to be
a writing genius.
I do not fancy myself
A Hawthorne
or Thoreau.

I am just a girl
Keeping record of
her life
the words that
flow from my mind
through my fingers
to the page.

© Nicholas K., Weldon Spring, MO

The author's comments:
Here, in short, is the general reason why I really dislike creative writing classes. I cannot stand the people who see those bizarre forms of symbolism in cryptic poetry, refuse to laugh at anything, and turn their noses up at writing that actually makes sense. There was a guy in my class last year who did his reading in a steady, low, monotone. I was in speech judge mode, offering comments on rate, volume, and expression and was rather ticked off when he told me he was doing it on purpose…
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