Sep 20
Lay that thought to rest,
If it's not personal, it'll never be your best.
They can sense fake,
they know when it's not true.
It's not personal,
if it doesn't cut you.
If it doesn't sting
or make you bleed.
If you're not afraid,
or choked up when you read.
These lines are your life,
your babies,
your soul.
Put out to the world
to rake over the coals.
To poke and ****,
dissect and analyze.
The critics don't care
how much you labored or cried.
In fact
Most will never even acknowledge your work
until after you've died.
If it's not personal, it'll never be your best.
They can sense fake,
they know when it's not true.
It's not personal,
if it doesn't cut you.
If it doesn't sting
or make you bleed.
If you're not afraid,
or choked up when you read.
These lines are your life,
your babies,
your soul.
Put out to the world
to rake over the coals.
To poke and ****,
dissect and analyze.
The critics don't care
how much you labored or cried.
In fact
Most will never even acknowledge your work
until after you've died.
It's almost funny how much we labor and struggle
and fear what people may think about what we write.
Maybe the hardest thing to learn as a writer is that you
have to put everything you have into it knowing that
most people will never even care.
But someone will
Someone will relate if it's real,
if it's personal!
And that's who I try to write for.
and fear what people may think about what we write.
Maybe the hardest thing to learn as a writer is that you
have to put everything you have into it knowing that
most people will never even care.
But someone will
Someone will relate if it's real,
if it's personal!
And that's who I try to write for.
(60/M/United States)
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