poetry untethered

i journal almost every day. always have. and especially when i’m going through a stressful time. writing helps me sort out what i’m feeling and thinking. and gets “all that stuff” out of my head.

i often encourage my coaching clients to do the same. as a way for them to release strong emotions. an escape that won't harm them, like binge eating tends to do.

recently i participated in a freewrite experiment. and i challenged myself to compose poetry within this loose context.

to just sit and write. without editing. without going back. without picking up the pen or pausing.

while still achieving cadence and flow.

of course, i didn’t like all of the poems i produced. in fact, i only liked a few. but the results were the same. regardless.

less. stress.

here are three of my attempts. uncensored. unpolished. raw.

Every time you cry Seek out the cause Savor the fullness of the Emotion Never judge your reaction Create a welcoming space Experience delivers

[E.S.S.E.N.C.E.]

dissatisfaction it oozes from her pores it threatens her very existence from what origin? why so deep, so embedded?

building up a resistance to the bad spills over into the good blocks the negative but can't tear down the wall for the positive

starting over new town, new job, new home, new life no one knows her here no one senses her story

be brave go forward no more reverse for her breathing again different projections now another chance at a legacy

he loved that crooked smile she’d toss him, when they shared that “i know” moment. her arms were thin but powerful. he watched her write her tomes of existence, and marveled at the strength of her words. “come here” he said as she sighed and tucked her hair behind one ear. “it’s late” he said when her eyes turned their weary gaze his way. “it’s early for me” she answered, as she always did, with that wry short laugh. she allowed herself to be enveloped in his embrace, but just for a moment. before the words were spilling out once again, words that needed to find their release on that white white paper.

i call it poetry untethered.

rhythmic writing designed to unleash what haunts you. good or bad.

expressive therapy.

powerful. try it. share with me.

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