Writing Poetry - Natural skill or learnt …. ?
A question I’ve been asked many times… Like everything in life, some take to it with little effort whilst others have to work much harder to achieve it. I think I fit into the category of little effort personally. Lines of poetry manifest in my head constantly. Lying in bed, driving, after watching a movie or hearing a song. Often from witnessing an emotional situation. my trouble tends to be overload, I have lines of verses started but not finished in my phone, iPad, laptop and anywhere else I’ve put them down in order to go back to and not ! It suits me though because often I find a couple of lines, months or even years later and suddenly I’ll have the motivation to complete it. The real point here though is - Does it matter ? Of course not. What matters is that you write something you like. I don’t think it should ever be about pleasing the masses or looking for likes. Write because you want to, Unless it’s your job, who cares. I’ve so much work that’s never even seen the light of day - but that’s the point. I write it for me and I’d encourage everyone to write for themselves too. It’s great to want to grow and develop , but ultimately, when your feel pressured because writing something has stopped being a passion and started to be a chore - then it’s time to remind yourself why you do it ✨