Musings on Writing

You know you’ve got to write.

You’ve got to write

till your hand hurts

and your mind cramps

and you think to yourself — “no more”,

but you still want to go on.

Because

feeling that ache,

on the bed of your third fingernail,

and the gentle thud

of an overworked brain

are signs.

You’re doing all right, they say.

You’re writing.