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I don’t want to write…

A manifesto

By Kenneth cruzPublished about a year ago 1 min read

I don’t want to write..

I want to pierce your soul…

I don’t want words on a page,

that concept seems so trite…

No, I long to poke your brain,

Craft a creation that doesn’t leave you the same…

Whatever it takes to get you engaged..

Catch a fit or rage

Or sob and weep tears for days

Feel my joys and pains

Or may God leave me slain

I don’t want to write

A narcissistic being I am

When they asked me “what I wanna be?”

I shouted a writer with glee..

My reason beyond money you see…

It’s because I wanted to live on for eternity…

Longing to leave a piece of me..

Become one of the greats

but I don’t wanna write

I want to open a window to my soul for all to see…

Let every piece I craft come from within…

Let them taste my offspring splattered on page or screen…

Fruit of my soul and loins…

Let each syllable take you away..

Every paragraph having you in its own unique and raw way…

May my words tear at your consciousness and gnaw at your soul…

And my messages stay within you for the rest of your days…

Free Verse

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  • Gloria Penelopeabout a year ago

    Great job, this was amazing!

  • Oooo, I loved how intense this was! Well done!

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