Writing

You haven't written for a while.
Well, of course you've written, papers and projects and other people's paraphrased words.
But you haven't written.
It itches at you, the feeling of not writing. Like a scratchy mat against your heart, a dryness in your mouth and throat. A haze behind your eyes.

You haven't written for a while.
Haven't paid attention to the letters being tapped on the keyboard, haven't cared much about the placing, the perfectness of the word.
The keys stare at you, blank, empty. Not judging, but you feel judged. Why haven't you written?

You write. You look at the keys, still blank, still empty, but happy, smiling. You look at the letters being typed out even though you don't need to. You lose yourself in the black and the white, the thoughts crystal clear, distinct, so different from the blur of when you actually have a story to say, have words to set on paper, to screen.

Because you don't have anything to write, you see. You just want to.
Need to.

~Sam