I find that my writing is different in so many ways, I'm not sure if I would put myself in the category as most poets. I'm not saying it's bad, just different. I've been writing about my past experiences with childhood, motherhood, and my toxic relationship. Can someone else relate?

I believe that we all write from our experiences and those we observe from others. For me, I think this is good. I am able to express myself in ways that I would never express my thoughts or feelings vocally.

For me writing is necessary exercise that I must complete. Much like breathing. I have to create or I will literally go mad.

Sandra

I find myself so involved in the everyday activities that I don't write as much as I used too. Being pregnant now allowed me to write again and write specifically to my unborn daughter. In the past I have found that I wrote out of pure emotion. I wrote to let things off my chest or about specific feelings or experiences. I found that I focused a lot about writing about things of the past. Maybe it was an outlet to express myself or maybe it was just venting. I don't know what it was but I felt the most like me when I wrote. I find myself trying to get back to that time and that person because I liked me a lot better then than I do now. Writing is so much more than just expression...it really is a way of life and often those of us who stop writing find ourselves lost and trying to find our way back. With my due date coming soon I look forward to the "down time" when my daughter is sleeping to write again. I am hoping to get to the point where I write something every day. Then, when I am able to return to attending a meetup (and paying my dues) I will have so much to share and hopefully I would have found another side of me and writing. I know my writing is different and often not as articulate or descriptive as I would like it but as I continue to learn and grow so shall my writing.

Keanna Houston
Author, Simple Complexity: A Uneek Reflection of Love