Write the Poetry That’s In Your Heart

a poem

There are rules ㅤin every language for the sake ㅤof “clear” and “standardized” communication

Yet sometimes ㅤit constricts us from ㅤㅤexpressing ㅤwhat truly needs to be ㅤㅤexpressed ㅤfrom the heart.

This language ㅤin its roots ㅤwill not be able to ㅤillustrate ㅤㅤthe images ㅤㅤI experience ㅤㅤin my head.

I bid you, ㅤthen, ㅤㅤto write the poetry ㅤㅤthat’s in your heart ㅤeven if the letters ㅤㅤand the sounds ㅤㅤㅤcannot truly approximate ㅤㅤㅤthose feelings and experiences; ㅤtry ㅤㅤanyways; ㅤbecause ㅤㅤthose elements ㅤㅤdeserve ㅤㅤㅤto be heard, ㅤㅤㅤㅤto be experienced.

#WritingPrompt: write the poetry that’s in your heart, break the rules, be yourself (wait, this sounds like Ms. Frizzle’s line, oops! She’s an iconic inspiration for us all.)

Inviting Matt Ray | Sohaib Roomi| Jeanne-Erin (Pluto) Wolnosci | Mary Keating| Lopes Charmingman | Aaron Kemp | HerPrivateLife | Stuart Englander | Aza Y. Alam| Mihai Brinas| if you’re up to it and anyone else interested to smash that writer’s block, join in on this tiny challenge and write a response, wherever it takes you! It can be a tiny poem, a shortform piece or an essay — whatever comes into that brain noodle! If you want to be added/ removed from the tag list, please leave a private note! ♥

Hi, I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and your support has helped me build the audacity to express beyond what the rules allow. Thank you so much for that ♥ Want to challenge me further?