Magnetic Words
Posted on 08. Jul, 2009 by Deb in On Writing
There is a pile of magnetic words on my desk and they are mocking me.
green angry purple who
soft stroke drunk instrument
grace nude white free
death give art canvas
I used to arrange them in little phrases on the dry erase board that hung next to the desk. But then they became relegated to a few phrases on an old food tin with the balance of the words gathering dust in a coffee cup.
While I was at work yesterday, my daughter found them and joyfully pulled them out of their dusty home. And rearranged the phrases on the tin container. Laughing, she showed me how the words “hard” and “on” had become stuck together. She showed me the words she put inside a compartment of the tin “so empty”.
The words above were in the pile, but to the left, all alone, is the word “approach”. As much as the pile is mocking me, the word to the side is reminding me that the words are still there. They are just waiting for me to get away from some of my fear of stringing them together to once again form phrases and sentences and paragraphs. Fear is a powerful thing and I must master it and overcome it.
I need to focus on the new phrases that my daughter set out for me
I can feel the joy
live life
create music
passion
I see why you write
imagine
shimmer
impression
they demand it
passion
from me to you
glorious experiment
Here is to overcoming fear. Finding my words. And focus on the new word that I’ve pulled aside: “soon”. Time for this girl to head to my client’s office. I hope ya’ll have a great morning.