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Poetry

Finding Yourself in the Voices of Your Unconscious

Apple Voice Recorder App Screenshot by Author

this brain spins faster than my pen

giving voice to emotion, to history, to unconscious dreams.

the tension in my scalp, not unlike a braid pulled too tight, is eased.

as I speak my past into the recorder, the logjam of resistance weakens, the present emerges.

I write it out, perfecting each line, to expose the soft tissue of my soul.

I often begin writing by speaking into the recorder app on my phone. I don’t know if it’s because of my ADHD, but it solidifies the direction, and I don’t lose any of the ideas to forgetfulness as I type and think about timing and sentence structure.

Yesterday, I had a rather poignant experience when answering a challenge question: What is something you wish you could tell your younger self? My original plan was just to write, “Don’t do it.” but when I went to my recorder, what came out was so much more than that. It became the poem below.

What Would I Tell My Younger Self? With Tears in My Eyes, I’d Tell My Younger Self, “Don’t Do It!”

If there was one thing I could go back and tell myself, something that would be listened to (that’s the critical part…

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The entire experience is what led to me write this poem. It was written out in longhand, which usually happens when I already have a direction.

So, if you’re ever stuck, try giving voice to your thoughts. You never know. :)

Do you love to read and/or write? Consider signing up on Medium, the largest internet platform for writers. Click on the link below for unfettered access to everything Medium has to offer.

Join Medium with my referral link — NancyO

Unfettered Access! Choose your interests and follow the authors who inspire you. The measly $4.99/month directly…

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Tina 🫧 FireWolf 🔥found a way to allow herself to breathe easier! You can read about it here:

It’s The One Thing You Can Count On

It was high time I made friends with it.

medium.com

And, Yana Bostongirl and I share a passion for decluttering, but she’s taken it a step further with wonderful advice on how to declutter your mind. I love this article!

Spring is a Time for Decluttering Physical and Mental Space

DEP Spring Contest Prompt: How spring inspires you?

medium.com

And, if you haven’t already found it, I have a little advice on how to declutter your physical space as well.

Decluttering with Heart: No Need to Fear! You Can Save Yourself the Angst!

I don’t fall into either the minimalist or the maximalist camp.

medium.com

I’m tagging my Challenge Tribe because they all need to know about Dancing Elephant Press!

Keeley Schroder / Adrienne Beaumont / Brett Jenae Tomlin / The Sturg / Vidya / Karen Schwartz / Katie Michaelson / Bernie Pullen / Robert G. Longpré / Trisha Faye / Susie Winfield / Paari / Julia A. Keirns / Pamela Oglesby / Toni the Talker / Harry Hogg / Laure Dorsemaine / Debika Kumari / Michelle Jimerson Morris / Lu Skerdoo / Celia McKinley / Charisse Tyson / Julie KingGood / Amy Frances / Ravyne Hawke / Kayla Tackett / Anna Itzel Cazita / Misty Rae / Karen Hoffman / Deb Palmer / Vincent Pisano / Marlene Samuels / Randy Pulley / Ray Day / Pluto Wolnosci / Michael Rhodes / Ellen Baker / Marilyn Flower / Pat Romito LaPointe / Brandon Ellrich / Marlana, MSW / Bruce Coulter … brilliant peeps, all!