The Gift of Writing

       What does it mean to be a writer? what does it take to be a writer? Is it truly a passion? A fulfillment of a need? For me it is a release of my inner self, an expression of my soul. I write of what I am feeling at this moment.

    I feel that a good book is one that is a window into the soul. A place where you see the inner most tender parts of a person that is so heavily guarded to the public eye for fear of criticism from our peers,or of them using it to hurt us, expose our weaknesses and mortally wound us with the weaponry we have provided them.  As writer’s we can hide our true identity, expose ourselves through a different person, who in reality is us, but cloaked to the public by the alias we have created.

    To me writing is a therapy as well as a passion. Not only do I enjoy the ability to help others who can relate to my life, and feel empowered by knowing they are not the only one’s struggling with an issue, but it also helps me to cope with my own issues by setting them free from myself. A release of the weight they carry if you will.

     I hope my poems, short stories, acrticles, and ideals find there way to lost souls who needs to know they are not alone in the burdens they carry.