FIREPLACE POETRY

This prompt is kind of funny to me because I literally talk about this in my “About” page! For any writer, I think the answer is easy – WRITING! For me specifically, I lose myself when I’m writing poetry. There are times writing comes naturally, but there are other times, I struggle to come up with the words.

For example, my grandma passed away on February 25th, and I knew I wanted to write her a poem that honored her at the funeral. I thought the words would flow out of me but instead, I found myself struggling to come up with even the simplest rhymes. I think I struggled so much with her poem because my heart wasn’t ready to admit she was gone.

Especially since she was a huge reason I finally started – Fireplace Poetry! (I started Fireplace Poetry with the poem 27 years, and that poem was written while sitting in her ICU waiting room.)

Long story short, I finally finished the poem and found myself getting lost in years of memories. I realized that in order to write the poem I wanted, I had to allow myself to feel and process through my raw/complex emotions.