Caren Krutsinger Poet Narrative

I Am a Writer Too

You’re a writer? I am too. My brother is. My father is. We all write.
I am asked to critique, but I refuse, for I am not a critic or an influencer.
My muse Trixie yells things - kick them, run away, hit them in the head.
She is much more daring than I and cares not for social cues.

When I write something politically outrageous, I blame Trixie.
She loves the attention – twirling with happiness at the acclaim.
My show-off, extraverted personae; I am the one who slinks away.
Drawing cartoons about you, to appease my other selves.

I write ten to thirty poems a day; this may not sound like much.
But I had this as my goal three years ago, and I have met it.
I am constantly writing around my job, you cannot ask people though.
They do not know. They think I am typing important stuff for work.

I am throwing poems and stories onto clean crisp white pages.
I stop everything I am doing when humans come in with spying eyes.
I do not tell anyone I am a writer; okay, maybe two people know.
The rest of them would just say “I’m a writer too” so I keep mum.

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L Milton Hankins November 5, 2022 at 8:33 AM You are wise in doing so, Caren. Everyone you know does think they are writers, too. But, if you ask them what they are working on, they will give you a withering look. Caren Krutsinger November 5, 2022 at 7:18 PM They all say "so-and-so says I should write a book" but few do.