Why do I write?
Poses the pen
Flipped by my fingers
collating random thoughts
I ponder
Ask me instead
Why do I breathe?
Why do I eat?
Why do I laugh or cry?
Why do I live?
I would dwell, answering
in one breath
revolving around
perceptions, notions, reflections
dressing my demeanor
one for self, one for the mirror.
A million reasons around me
Not limiting life to mere survival
Enough, perhaps
To live, breathe, eat, laugh and cry
And to write too?
I wonder
Do I have a reason to write?
Like a child who needs none to play
Do I need one?
Poses the pen
Flipped by my fingers
collating random thoughts
I ponder
Ask me instead
Why do I breathe?
Why do I eat?
Why do I laugh or cry?
Why do I live?
I would dwell, answering
in one breath
revolving around
perceptions, notions, reflections
dressing my demeanor
one for self, one for the mirror.
A million reasons around me
Not limiting life to mere survival
Enough, perhaps
To live, breathe, eat, laugh and cry
And to write too?
I wonder
Do I have a reason to write?
Like a child who needs none to play
Do I need one?
Akila...The first lesson that a writer learns is that everything and anything can nourish a writer's mind. Very well put!
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Deleteit could not have been said better Di. :)
glad to have you here. Thank you
Akila
Akila, nice to meet you here in Poetry Pantry. Welcome! I agree with you....one does not need a reason to breathe, but one MUST breathe. A poet does not need a reason to write. He / she must! Well penned.
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Deletewelcome to my space and glad to have met you too! here. The distance between pen and paper is all that a poet has to travel....:)
Glad to see you here. thank you.
Akila
A poetic ride throughout with many queries and the answer to all is that flow of words comes natural to a writer..nicely wrapped up..
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Deleteglad to see you here. Well, we all write for the sheer joy of writing. Will anything hold as a good a reason as this? :)
Akila
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Very well Put... Loved this "I wonder
ReplyDeleteDo I have a reason to write?
Like a child who needs none to play
Do I need one?" :-)
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You most certainly don't need a reason to write, but you clearly have many-keep writing. Wonderful :)
ReplyDelete"I wonder
ReplyDeleteDo I have a reason to write?
Like a child who needs none to play"
very honest realisation!
Cheers :-)
No reasons to write, just write ~ Good one and hope to see you in RT's April marathon ~
ReplyDeleteWrite...just write. Love this!
ReplyDeleteYes, we write because we must. Well penned, Akila!
ReplyDeleteWell penned!
ReplyDeleteWe write to share our voice, to release our joy, fears and help others, to share the view of our worlds~ Yes, write...
ReplyDeleteLove your poem :D
Beautifully expressed... loved the last 4 lines!!
ReplyDeleteKeep writing :)
Interesting Akila !
ReplyDeleteCrisp and clear post
Right you are Akila, the reasoning comes afterwards. First comes the need, the compulsion.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful.
As long as we want to write, we don't really need a reason to.
ReplyDeleteLoved your poem.
Dropping by from "Why do I write"
Oh what a nice rhythm it had! The concept itself revealed much of our thinking. we arent great thinkers you know we just write without much of a reason :)
ReplyDeleteRicha
No one does not need a reason ... one just needs the urge, the passion to write
ReplyDeleteNo reason to write, it is just a need. Nicely put. :)
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Reminds me of my blog's title itself. Couldn't have put it better. Nice one Akila.
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