A Writer Writes

A WRITER WRITES, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO.
THAT'S THE WAY THEY EXPRESS THEMSELVES.
THEY LIVE, THEY LOVE, THEY WRITE, THEY DIE.
LATER THEIR GREATEST WORKS ARE FOUND ON OLD SHELVES.

A WRITER WRITES. THAT'S WHAT HE DOES. 
HIS LIFE AND HIS DREAMS MUST BE TOLD,
MUST BE SHARED AND PASSED ON AS EXPERIENCE
THAT HE BOUGHT AND THROUGH WRITING HAS SOLD.

A WRITER WRITES. THAT WHAT SHE DOES.
SHE BRINGS SMILES, TEARS AND LAUGHTER
WITH THE CHARACTERS SHE CREATES TO LIVE
HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

A WRITER WRITES. THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
WE CREATE POETRY, SCRIPT AND SONG.
WE'RE GIFTED WITH THE MIGHTY POWER OF THE PEN.
WRITERS MAKE THE WORLD GO AROUND.

A WRITER WRITES. THAT'S WHAT I DO.
THE ONLY WAY ONE CAN REALLY KNOW ME
IS TO READ THE WORLD AS I SEE IT,
THAT I TRANSLATE INTO POETRY.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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