The Writer In Me Wants You To Know

We sit opposite to each other during class. I struggle to start. She sits motionless. As I look her way I can't help but wonder, what ideas are swarming in her brain. A condition known as 'Locked in Syndrome', has all but controlled her being, but not her brain. I realize she is getting excited. Her brain is racing with ideas. She sees her thoughts as if written on a chalkboard. She tastes them as though she had taken a bite. The sounds she hears are deafening. She wonders if she should put them in print. Her hands don't move, nor do her feet. But those eyes, those big beautiful eyes can tell the story. She musters up the confidence and sitting in front of her computer, writes with her eyes! The writer in me wants you to know If she can do this, There is no reason I cannot write a simple poem. Thursday August 12, 2021