I am a Writer

Words are Powerful as are the Wordsmiths

I am a Writer

 

 

I am a Writer

 

The creator of men

The destroyer of worlds

I can shackle the strong

I can liberate the weak

 

I am a Writer

 

With my thoughts I mold planets

With my words I wield power

With my pen I shape lives

 

I am a Writer

 

I am an immortal

With my words come permanence

My body may rot

But my spirt lives in

 

I am a Writer

 

Maya Angelou said words are things

And my words are things

The stuff of life

The primordial ooze from which all things originate

 

I am a Writer

 

The pen is mightier than the sword, at least mine is

Because my pen can become a sword

“this guy stabbed that guy with a sword”

See, I told you

 

I am a Writer

 

Do not doubt my power

I can create a beautiful world

“A vast expanse of green covering the rolling, hilly plains. Unkept grass swaying gently in the steady, summer breeze; waving and rippling like the waters of a massive but gentle lake under warm zephyrs”

And then I can burn it

“and it burned”

 

I am a Writer

 

I can give you a perfect life

“he had a great job, gorgeous mansion, beautiful wife, and three wonderful sons”

Just to take it away

“but the tornado destroyed his house, killed his family, and he fell into depression”

 

I am a Writer

 

I can kill you all

“Everyone logged onto WritersCafe died”

And resurrect you

“then they all came back”

Without you even knowing

“and they never knew”

 

I am a Writer

 

And when I leave you on that cliffhanger

Literally, a cliffhanger

“His legs dangled over the seemingly bottomless pit beneath him. The jagged rocks of the Cliffside tore at the skin on his chest and stomach. The agony was almost too much to bear. The pain in his fingers was unimaginable; a deep, fiery burn, begging him to relieve them of their duties. They could not be relieved, though, because their relief meant his death”

I could save you

“Then, in a sudden burst of strength and adrenaline, so strong it seemed like divine intervention, he found the strength to pull himself up.”

 

But I’m not that kind of Writer

 

Embrace your power

Author's Note

We are ALL WRITERS do not just review this but once you do, ADD TO IT
Show us your POWER!

PS
Hope you enjoy this, it'll be my last poem for a while, alas i am just not a poet!

POWER TO THE WRITERS!!!!!

Reviews

[Kevin Horsley]

I am a writer because it allows me the freedom to express
I am a writer and I do it to impress
I am a writer because it relieves my stress
I find when I'm writing I'm at my best

I create characters in a situation
Which requires a little contemplation
Will they eat or suffer starvation
Some may die or achieve salvation

Writing was the only tool
That helped me to survive my school
The bullies in my world were fools
And I made sure I broke all the rules

I enjoyed your piece and have added to it - it is unrefined and a quick write but in there is a little of who I am and why. The whole story is much larger than the sum of its parts though.

A poet is someone who expresses and you have done so, it may not fit into a category but so what - who wants to be pigeon holed.

Keep up the good writes.

[Praiser]

To DEEP FOR AUTHOR NOT TO WRITE

[sarah]

YEAH! POWER TO THE WRITERS! this is really really wow! great wonderful fantastic work!

[Robin]

I think this is amazing... As a writer you have so much power.. words are amazing.. this was written very well.. i enjoyed it

[Truman S. Booth]

This was awesome. Definitely one of my favorites, ever. This is exactly why I love writing... the POWER it supplies is unlike anything else. It's truly godlike, the ability to create and control your own worlds with nothing but your brain and your pen. This was spectacularly written, mixing truth with intensity with humor. Brilliant work here. Yes, you are a writer.

[Valette]

Gave me the tingles. I just kept reading faster and faster, with first a twist of the lips, then grinning wider and wider until I was laughing. You made me feel very powerful, indeed, knowing I too, define myself as a writer.
I really loved this one, and will save it for sure!
Looking forward to reading more from you!!

[Searching 4 Serenity]

I EMBRACE MY POWER! Fear my unusually dark mind.

[Matthew Smith]

There is a certain pride that can be felt by us readers. More often than not, we, also, are writers, and these things are equally appropriate for us. Each and every.

I see a certain amount of bad taste in adding to another's work, so I won't do it. This is fine as is and needs no addition by my (hypothetical) pen. Instead, I inject something else:

I write, therefore I am.

[*[_Natasha_]*]

one word my friend: Excellent!!

[Rachael]

Haha! Self affirmation can be pretty important!

[Jasmine]

I am a writer
If you piss me off I can knock you off
If you make me happy I can save your life
If you don't care then I don't care what I do to you
If you leave Then I can bring you back