Commandments For the Writer

Don’t write of love if you have not felt it. Don’t write of gas if you have not dealt it. Don’t write of joy if you cannot show it. Don’t write of knowledge if you do not know it. Don’t write of power if you cannot prove it. Don’t write of strength if you will not move it. Don’t write of the cure if you still crave it. Don’t write of a loss if you really gave it. Don’t write of adventure if you will not take it. Don’t write of forgiveness if you cannot shake it. Don’t write of belief if you always hide it. Don’t write of truth if you cannot find it. And for the love of God! Don't listen to me.