Reciprocity
By: Lallie Napier
I'm sitting here before a white screen
The blank page full of possibilities and hope
Brimming with maybes and perhaps
I disappear into my mind to find that something
That spark of inspiration, always there
Yet ever elusive.
What piece of myself do I want to expose today?
What secret to elude to?
What experience to relive?
What scar to probe?
Why do I do this to myself?
Why do I rip open my old wounds just to make you think
Or feel, or consider.
Why should I suffer for your entertainment?
Because I am willing.
I am the words I write,
I am the colours I use,
I am the creation you scoff at.
You think my work sucks? You try it.
I will help you,
I will teach you,
I will encourage you,
Reciprocate.
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