Like Water
I recently read that it’s pivotal for writers to stay in the sentence.
"Sentences are lonely."
Dangling punctuation and ambiguity is cowardly.
It’s a cop-out.
Finish the thought, finish the thought. Be uncomfortable.
***
But here. Here.
Let me write outside the lines.
No longer giving such life to the past; to the people and experiences that no longer need excruciating detail. Meticulous analysis.
***
Some adore the rain. The romanticism intertwined with every droplet that hits the pavement.
Showers wash off the dirt from my skin. The sweat.
Standing in water, I wait to be clean.
***
Just for now, just right here, I want my writing to be like water.
I want to be like water.
Lauren Suval studied print journalism and psychology at Hofstra University, and she is a writer based in New York. Her work has been featured on Psych Central, Thought Catalog, Catapult Community, and other online publications. Lauren's e-book “Coping With Life’s Clutter” and her latest book, “The Art Of Nostalgia,” a collection of personal essays, can both be found on Amazon. She loves to be followed on Twitter @LaurenSuval and on Facebook @LaurenSuvalWriting.
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