The poetry reading went great...

People really liked my stuff and I got some nice compliments. I'll do this more often cause I really enjoyed myself. I think I'll put together a book of my pieces, see how that goes over.
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I've kept myself from dreaming for too long.
A lack of imagination,
of desire,
and of confidence.
All hurdles that I set up,
not quite realizing the height which I'd have to jump to clear them.
The course has been made though,
and now I've just got to get it done with.
Now that I realize what I need to do,
I just need to do it.

A short one liner written 06/16/10

I don't know when this light within me will come on,
but I know the switch has been flipped and the engines are priming.

Written 04/20/10

What could he do to show what was on his mind if he didn't even know himself?
His mind made it's home in the upper bleachers. Wind-swept and wrapped in a blanket, it nursed a thermos of hot cider waiting for the game to turn around. He sat with a fixed gaze upon nothing, not really thinking, not really looking.
His mind seemed to wander easily as of late, scampering from one idea to the next.
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I have been neglecting my writing lately and there is a local poetry reading that I think I am going to attend... it makes me a bit nervous, I've never read my work in front of people, but I usually thrive under pressure, so here's hoping!