Cathexis
I was born with the spirit and soul of a writer. The cathexis to invest emotions,
and have a great affection for my poetry. I love the children born of my pen
and pour my heart into each write. My pen bleeds emotions. Love, agony and
ecstasy, and rapture. Oh, there has always been a fire burning within me.
I pen of great suffering and grief, of my tragic life experiences. But, I can pen
poems of nature quite beautiful, and fun kitty cat poems. Oh, yes I can write
pretty and fun poems. But, I am what is called a Graveyard Poet, writing of
death and grief and sorrow has become my forte ....
a cold shadow falls
the cemetery trees wail ~
birds have stopped singing
Writing for me is life itself, the cathexis that keeps me going. It is a need and
it is like breathing air and drinking water. It is life. It is the nectar of my
soul. When I am broken it is the glue that mends the cracks within my heart.
Through my writing I can release all my emotion, all my grief, I can write it
and let the words flutter away like a thousand birds. But, we writers know
that the emotions and words come back to us like a boom-a-rang. We can
never really let it go. To be a great writer it is said one must suffer, I have,
so does that mean I am a great writer? Not sure but, I will say I am a writer !
where do my words sleep
they are safe within my mind ~
a thousand bird wings
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May 05, 2023
Poetry/Haibun/Cathexis
Copyright Protected, ID 05-1545-137-05
All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France
Theme chosen - No. 3 - Cathexis
Written for the Standard contest, Pick-A-Title, Vol. 16
sponsor, Edward Ibeh, Judged 05/20/2023
First Place
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