The Art of Writing

Although I do have some talent with drawing, my true passion lies in the art of writing.  I always thought that technology would be unhelpful when it came to my writing, possibly even hindering to it.  Other than typing a story, I would never rely on a computer and would concentrate only on my own imagination.  However, I have discovered that this is not always the case.  I recently stumbled upon an advertisement on facebook appealing to writers to submit their work to a contest.  I had never heard of this particular contest before, but I felt that I had nothing to lose, so I submitted a poem that I had written called "The Spiral of Descent."  I did not expect to have any success with this poem, since I had not spent much time on it.  To my surprise, however, I received a letter saying that the poem was being published.  Never will I doubt the power of technology again.

The Spiral of Descent

No longer a fantasy safe in my head,

Reality hurls itself towards me;

A trajectory

That can never be altered again.

I pray to return to the land of sweet ignorance.

Now here I stand,

A hermit crab robbed of its shell,

Forsaken of shelter,

And now the ground quivers beneath me.

I enter the Spiral of Descent.

But there was one thing not left behind

In that brilliant coiled casing,

Not stolen from me,

Not abandoned me.

I pull The Strength

From the confines of my pocket,

Raise it high above my head,

Grip it tight,

And march proudly into the eye

Of the Spiral of Descent.