Words on Paper
A Poem Honoring Living as a Creator-Writer
Words on Paper:
Take me back
To a time I’ve never lived
Take me back
To places, I’ve never been
Take me back
To worlds, I’ve never seen
Take me back
I’m eager to leave
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Chasing for titles
For a title make it easier
Always somewhere between
A writer and a warrior
Chasing for beauty
For spilling truth is bittersweet
And it is not always pretty
See me writing as I bleed
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Chasing for meanings
For these words on paper
Always thinking
of how to live up to “writer”
But she doesn’t need a title
For all she does is write
And I’m but her favorite messenger
She has something to say
Places she wants to see
She doesn’t get this world
She is mine; the writer in me
And we have the same smile
But we’re not the same
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“Take me with you,” she says
“Take me to you,” I say
We’re the same. Yet different
For when it hits midnight
And our dance is over
She would reflect on it
I’d rather sleep
She is an overthinker
But I love her; The writer in me
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Take us back
To a time we’ve never lived
Take us back
To places we’ve never been
Take us back
To worlds, we’ve never seen
Take us back
For we’re eager to leave
-Imane Ben
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Author Note:
It has been a while, CRY Magazine community! I hope you’ve all been well during these challenging times! I hope you’ve enjoyed this comeback piece as much as it was an experience for me to write it!
Stay strong and happy creating!
Sending love,
