Stifled

Do not allow another to restrain your pen, stifling your creativity. I will never allow another to mute my voice or gag my creative expression, writing to impress others and neither should you.

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Joann Grisetti

Date: 3/21/2012 1:45:00 PM

Well done. i want to try one of these, but am intimidated by the longer lines.

Chittaranjan Dey

Date: 3/20/2012 10:49:00 PM

This is absolutely truth and perfect. Awesome writing piece.

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 3/20/2012 6:43:00 PM

wonderfully stated this important theme!

Judy Ball

Date: 3/20/2012 5:47:00 PM

Super great advice rhonda. I've had so many people try to tell me to change a poem because I didn't use proper English or because it "might sound better this way". But then it wouldn't be "ME" or sound the way I wanted it to. I tell new poets not to ever let anyone talk them into changing something they knew was already good the way it was. I accept and invite helpful critique but I gotta be me. Great write my friend. God Bless, JB ;)