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EC Quote Friday
If My Books Shall Die – Writer’s Quote Wednesday Writing Challenge
Hello there love bugs. So, today’s Writer’s Quote Wednesday Writer’s Challenge as hosted by Colleen and Ronovan, is on the topic of OBSESSION (*imagines drum sound in head*). But, here’s the thing guys, I couldn’t really find, or think, of a quote on obsession I really liked. Soooo… instead I wrote a poem.
If My Books Shall Die
If my books shall die
I have labored in vain
I have swam through centuries
And ran years in someone else shoes
I have climbed mountains
And crawled under valley’s
only to bleed death
I have carved my obsession
Into paper using invisible ink
If my books shall die
I do not wish to live
on the tops of your shelves
Or faced down on kitchen counters
Or underneath your children’s beds
I do not wish to live
In the palms of your hands
Or standing next to Grandmother’s old picture
In the living room
Grandmother is dead
And I do not wish to die
I want my books to live
Not on top coffee tables
But inside of you
When I am dead
No longer among the living
Crack open a book written by me
And feel my breath on your skin
Hear my voice resurrect from inside an ancient pen
Watch my tongue dance
See my lips move
And witness passion soar from beyond the grave
I read James Baldwin today
And realized I was carrying his bones
In the crooks of my arms
If my books shall die
Then my words did not really contain life
But if my books shall live
What are you waiting for?
Go to your bookshelf
Resurrect me
And carry
My bones
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EC Quote Friday
Go Into Yourself
“Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart…This most of all: ask yourself in the most silent hour of your night: must I write? Dig into yourself for a deep answer. And if this answer rings out in assent, if you meet this solemn question with a strong, simple “I must,” then build your life in accordance with this necessity..”
― Rainer Maria Rilke
EC Quote Friday – MayChallengeDay6
Yayy, I made it through the first week of the May Challenge! Is anyone else playing? Because I feel like the only one lol. I rest on Saturdays so unfortunately I will not participate in this challenge on Saturdays so I will see you all Sunday. I plan to incorporate some flash fiction and poetry into Week Two, time permitting. In the meantime, below is your EC Quote Friday:








