I Need My Words

Need to see words hand written,

Need words typed in neat clean letters

Words born disappear like a sunrise mist

Gone by midmorning

Daily a fight ensues to restore my words to memory

Words stain my brain like berries stain my fingertips

Faces and names get easier than specific word recall

Lose track of adjectives, verbs, and adverbs

Nouns and verbs stream by my consciousness steamed by battle

Articles circumvent examination, addled

Words flee from my lips

Escaping interjections and prepositions

Frustration when words get away,

Write words down, use pen and microsoft

Pray to revive lost words,

absorption in proper punctuation, grammar,

Avariciously use pen, paper, and computer

Develop vocabulary, learn pronunciation

Ravenously, like a wolf, write words, devour words,

Believe words, hoard words are me,

Words deliver, create lust; rousts self-criticism, spreads similar views,

Words are abused and used

Words create desires; produce peace and love,

Words are seeds; words flower they flourish,

Grow out of control

Write words carefully, choose words 

Ardently respect word power

Words race around my mind
surround me like vagabonds searching warmth and nourishment

Contemplate obscure, little known meanings

Scrutinize each word’s effect

Each word opens spaces, new places

Each word provides sensitivity to pain and pleasure,

Stretches mental capacity

Words read and said exist, disappear like wind at sunset

Words written, never read, disintegrate like carapace

Write words, fear I’ll lose them if I don’t write and say them

Read written words aloud, hear their sounds

Word clouds form above my head like Lil’ Abner

Greedily read words, lap words up from books and cyberspace

Over passing seasons

Words capture a moment in eternity

Missouri Review mentioned me as a great woman writer to read!

Writers are especially sensitive creatures even if we do wear tough armour to protect ourselves. I'm no different than most of us writers in that way. My ego also comes into play on occasion, so recently when I checked to see where I'd been mentioned lately on Google, I was not only flabbergasted, but honored, to be listed in the article below by Alison Balaskovits. Something like this makes all my effort seem worth it. Thank you to the Missouri Review, and to Ms. Balaskovits, for noticing and mentioning me.