Poem of the Day - Jenna J.

Here's another one of our staff's fabulous poems about, what else: writing! Consultant Jenna J. shares her experiences with the physical act of composition.

Writing

Jenna J.

Scratch scratch scratch loopyscratch

Scribble loopyscratch rub

Rub rub shhhh shhhhhh shhhhh

Scratch scratchy {beat} scritchy scratch

Tap {beat} flourishscratch flourishscratch tap

. . .

Writing scratch is easy scratch just open scratch scratch a vein . . .

(Or something along those lines.)

{beat}

Chick tap chick click

Tap tap tappety chick

{beat} chick chicktappety chuck

Tappetty chickety click click click

{beat} tap {beat} tap {beat} tap

. . .

Just thinking through my FINGERS

(Do bloody calluses mean anything?)

{beat} pick. {beat}

Smack whack smack smackety

Flock flock whack smack flock

Slicketysmack {beat} Slicketysmack

Flock Flock Smackflock chock

Slicketysmack flock flock

. . .

The most ingenious TORTURE, he says.

(It SOUNDS like it, I say.)

{beat}

GUTS are necessary. . .