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becoming me

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The Secret To Life

Submitted by perspiciens on June 17, 2008 - 22:18.

I'm amazed
At myself
At how much
I've written

A little over
Two weeks
And I'm
A freakin' poet

I can't stop
Poetizing everything
That comes to mind

That I think
That I feel
That I see

I'm an artist

My paintbrush
A blue ballpoint

My canvas
100 sheets of
Lined paper
In a spiral notebook

I'm a musician

Playing notes
With my keyboard
Keeping in time
With my heart

Screw the conductor
This is all improv
I don't need boundaries

They're restrictive
They're for starters
They're not for me

I like who I've become
I like who I'm becoming
I like who I am

I may not inspire others
Just by writing
But I'm inspiring myself
And trust me

That's the hardest of all

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