A Writer's Struggle

I've selectively shared my writer's process until now. The image here is simple and yet complex. Sometimes, the ideas come with a few words. Other times, it's a sentence or two. Regardless, there's more to what you see in the poem you read or story I write. This is just a sample. If you have something handwritten from me, count yourself among the few. Many times, the words get crumpled into wads of paper and thrown in the trash before hitting the digital page.

A Writer's Struggle 

By Annette Camp

June 24, 2024

With each letter

I write not just

words, but a

heartfelt 

message.

I cross out 

words.

I stop and

restart.

The struggle 

for just the 

right word to 

express what 

I feel is real.

I write and

rewrite words,

edit and

rearrange.

I sometimes 

wonder if you

hear my heart

in between 

the words.