No Readers
"Why do you write when
you have no readers? "
A writer with no readers
is better than
a breather with no breath,
a heart with no beat,
a being with no soul,
and a life with no joy.
For witing
is the breathing,
and the heart beat
of this form.
It is the song of this soul.
It is the joy in this Life
I have been given.
The reader, to this being, then
is no more than
a hand holding a mirror up
that reflects back what I am,
catching my breath
in foggy patches
to show me I am still alive.
If I already know what I am,
and that I am still alive,
do I really need a mirror?
No, it is not so much a question
of what this writer needs.
Maybe one should ask instead:
Does the reader need
the mirror
this awkward and shaky
writer's hand
holds up?
© Dale-Lyn, July, 2024
Ooops! On another poetry bender lol. Sometimes, it just keeps coming out of me lol. Anyway...not sure who I am apologizing to because as the poem above suggests I have "no readers"...well I know I have a few ...thank you!
All is well!
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