From Friday Morning's Writers.com class:
Quote:
“If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.” ―Natalie Goldberg
Prompt:
Listen deeply to one of the voices inside you, or inside a character, and write from that.
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Voices
I do fear the voices
inside my head,
the quiet ones,
the dangerous ones
that say I should be
dead.
I don't fear death but
I do fear the loss of my
freedom of expression
because I have so many
words born of cruel
lessons.
The voice inside this
mental moshpit of mine
loves to dine
on my
insecurities
fears, my times
of bitter tears,
the trauma of past years
And yes! I hear the jeering
the negative mind talk thrown
my way, I can't help but
hearing all the things it
has to say
about my life,
the way I write, despite
the fact I know I'm alright.
The hits just keep on coming
the words inside effect the
ones outside, a hit to my
pride, my doubts open myself
wide
to hear it all. It makes
me fall into an abyss that's
waiting for me. Supposed
failures for all to see.
But my words usually come
shining through,
combat the inner voice,
a bit of sunshine
to clear the fog, in that instant
I know all the mind talk
is wrong.
So I dust off
my worries and write even more
because I can't let the inner
din win.
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Thanks for reading! I love Friday morning class!! - Sam :D
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Sam Harty is a poet of raw truth and quiet rebellion. Author of Lost Love Volumes I & II and The Lost Little Series, her work confronts heartbreak, trauma, and survival with fierce honesty and lyrical depth. Where to find me
'20/20'
"Do It Again" the track that would ultimately open the Beach Boys final album on Capitol Records which was released on February 10th 1969 had originally been released as a single in August of 1968. The track was the first of many post-Pet Sounds era throwbacks to the early Beach Boys sound which would become continually more cliched and eventually lead the Beach Boys to the level of self-parody they would eventually succumb to in the 1980s while their closest contemporaries The Beatles nearing the end of their run in 1969 would go on to be viewed as the most influential band of all time. However, the song itself is not bad on its surface, and it opens with a futuristic sounding (for 1969) drumbeat captured by then-Beach Boys engineer Stephen Desper using tape delays on the drums performed by Dennis Wilson and John Guerin. The song has been re-recorded numerous times over the years on various Beach Boys-related projects most notably the 2011 re-recording at Capitol studios featuring the five surviving Beach Boys at the time backed instrumentally by various members of both the Brian Wilson Band and Mike Loves touring "Beach Boys" to promote the then upcoming Beach Boys 50th Anniversary reunion tour in 2012. The hammering and power drill sound at the end of the song was an excerpt from a track called "Workshop" that was to be a part of the uncompleted "SMiLE" album.
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Comments (3)
I can tell you love your Friday class. Great poem
Nicely done, Sam. I have an ongoing battle with my inner voices. They are always telling me what to do, but never come to the party and help. 😊😊
Loving that last line especially, Sam. This hits because it's something we deal with a lot as writers too. We cannot let that inner din win!