Editing what felt right when "the end" was first typed
reading again with harsher eyes
until pupils and lashes dry against the pages.
Saying everything silently, there in my head
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Good subject of a poem. The editing process- oftimes more daunting for a creative writer than the pure act and art of creation. Letting go go go, and then one has to pull it all together and tweak it and it's a whole different story emotionally. Nailed it on the nose!
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Good subject of a poem. The editing process- oftimes more daunting for a creative writer than the pure act and art of creation. Letting go go go, and then one has to pull it all together and tweak it and it's a whole different story emotionally. Nailed it on the nose!
Thanks! Recently finished a novel and it's so hard to leave it alone! - Jenny