My senior capstone class at Miami University was a writing class. I would say it was one of the best classes I have ever taken. Our semester-long project was to create a writing portfolio that was loosely centered around one theme or subject. I chose “home” as my central idea. The pieces that came from this semester of writing are so different from each other but all relate to my definition of home. I have kept this writing portfolio to myself since that semester. I have shared some poems here and there with people in my life…but until yesterday had never thought about posting poetry on here (I read a great blog yesterday that spurred the idea!).
why do i write?
i write for me
to feel to grieve
to let go and to remember
i write for validation
from my soul
and from my mind
i write to say those things
that i will never
have the strength to speak aloud
i write to heal
to mend old wounds
and bandage fresh cuts
i write to make my world
meaningful, real, and
worth living in.