Do You Claim To Be a Writer?

Often I have witnessed that people who are gifted in the Arts (writing, theatrical, painting, dance, etc...) are also plagued with chronic depression or are Bipolar. I don't know why that is but it might have something to do with brain chemistry. (but that's another topic altogether)

I am no exception to claiming both amateur writing abilities and Clinical Depression. Claim your talent, Shirley, even though the very act of breathing is spiritually painful sometimes. You are a writer.

I never claimed to be a writer,

words just fell out of me

spilling onto paper

not always making sense.

Started out as a diary,

as most girls do.

Writing about life,

like it's important

when probably, just life.

I've loved a few,

probably hated more.

Wasted- lots of days

wanting and... wanting.

Had depression, those bouts.

Laid in bed for days on end

but never claimed to be a writer.

Did you?

Now that was a poem! You have the words, don't let the meaningless interfere.

Couldn't say it, had to write it

write everything down, get it out of the gut

far better than being in a rut of silence.

A diary as a girl, love letters to a beau

schedules and lists as a young mother

even on the job and so it would all go

until . . . poetry.

Poetry evolved from

feelings swirling, twirling about

nothing to make anybody jump and shout

but from a love of the words

letting them flow from a keyboard

to become a language all their own.

Yes, I am a writer at heart

but it's not a 'bad thing'

to call myself AND

it doesn't mean I'm a good one.

Hi Shirl.

I've never claimed to be anything but goofy and/or gay.

I write every day of my life for about 16 years now, always pray

I can sometimes get it right, never felt a block,

don't live by any clock,

but poetry

is a passion for me,

and help when it's offered

fills my coffer.

Of course I am a writer! And a pretty good one at that! Now, how come an artistic and cute avatar like yours, never visited my posts, just to check? Or you did? I am not uppish at all (!!). I am just appraising my supercilious attitude, because I have not much of modesty running through me.. I guess that being humble is not part of my character, and I expect people to challenge me honestly, never to honor me with falsity or try to dishonor me because of stupidity. Hello partner, I salute you, friendly, Giorgio

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Had to confess to it. Got paid to do it for 10 years and about three million words. It has been long enough now though that I can deny everything.

Sounds like you have a lot to write about take your pain and hopefully you can make something beautiful happen.

I say I scribble scraps of thoughts,

my pen started out, similar as did yours.

whatever you want to call yourself keep penning

you have something to say,

I go from hit to miss and just keep on for the fun of it.

No... I don't think I am that great at poetry ! But I try and I love reading it :)

Yeah, I do. I'm a writer.