Genre: Artist, Rhyme, Life
Life: A Writer’s Purgatory
by Lauren Kruczyk
I’ve survived the labyrinth of trial and error,
and have concededly accepted the nomenclature
of a writer in either timid self-proclamation
or through overly proud avail.
Though the words do not yet slide
off the tongue in quite the way I’d like,
I have,
once or twice,
believed the words to be true.
I stagger, rejection mocking me,
wallowing in self-pity,
as I envision with such banality
the proud smirk of those who believe they possess such talent.
But without this treachery,
one could not be a writer;
the all-encompassing double-edged sword.
It is a rare skill
to strike a sensible balance
between hope and lack of delusion.
Those foolish enough to herald self-righteous decree
and clench tightly to a proud belief
that there is no room for improvement in their work
have already failed.
These fools will “comfort”…
View original post 181 more words
WILDsound Festival 