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.
