Writing is one of the many ways people can easily express themselves. Sometimes, I try to recall the first time I became so absorbed into the field of literature and personal writing. To be honest, I still don't completely remember.
What I do remember is why I started writing, and the many emotions that urged me to use a pen and paper instead of verbally throwing around meaningless words. I was a timid thirteen year-old who never wanted to confront any situation. I believed that life was full of flaws and that matters would get better on its own. It took me quite some time to realize that I felt lonely and uninspired. Although I was hesitant about writing down my thoughts, I decided to give it a try after months of facing personal struggles such as dealing with my lack of confidence (as an aspiring musician and person) and unhealthy friendships. Writing was a window I would never open until I had the courage to face what was bothering me.
Writing came off to be extremely difficult, since I felt as if no word was able to justify my thoughts and feelings for a particular topic. I later realized that I was limiting myself whenever I tried to write. This is the worst thing any writer can do. As a writer, limitations do not exist. Five years ago, writing poetry meant following rules and "making it rhyme" because a poem without a rhyme scheme meant boring. In order to write poetry, I made sure I led each poem to an unknown journey. The key to writing poetry is to create an unknown journey that will end up with an unknown consequence.
Five years ago, the sheets of my poems were hole-punched in an old worn-out binder, collectively titled Outspoken. After re-writing and editing my earlier poems, I published the collection as The Unspoken because poetry is supposed to whisper thought-provoking words, not act as upfront as we would be in person.
We all have the ability to write. Write, in order to unravel your inner questions, answers, and opinions.
It just takes a little time to remove the boundaries you unconsciously created, before you can create magic simply with word combinations.
Nope, it's not!
