Why I Write-The Conversation Covenant
"Why I write?" is a question I could split in three and inverse to relate to you.
"Why do you write?" relates back to me because I write for you and you write for me.
"Why do they write?" completes the trinity of the "I", the "you", and the "they" that brings a full circle back to the necessity to please people and fuel the spirit within through words that flow onto paper unlike spoken language that sifts into the atmosphere and wavers.
The phrase "reading between the lines" exposes the layers that hide in the words printed above thin almost invisible red lines on wide-ruled paper.
I need to read you and you need to read me and they need to read us in order to complete the triangle of three. I write not only to please but to satisfy my introspective need and also to free my mind from the reality of the daily and expose my hurts and pains with the abrasive pen that rips on paper and tears apart barriers between my confessions and your greedy eyes that undress my life bare and crumple my pride.
We all need each other and "Why I write?" is a simple question that soon breaks into three and connects words to a deeper meaning that only those that read between the lines can see.
I write to extend my life to the public, I write to please my writers' trinity, I write to show the hidden in the daily, I write to feed the greedy ego lying within souls.
My explanation is a little unusual, a little dramatic, and possibly problematic unlike the generic component that loans no fear, no risk, no hard truth to the author's answers printed on paper.
I am what the writer is, reckless with my restraint, honest with my opinions. Criticize my bluntness, make fun of my style, but swallow your pride and ask yourself the question, "Why do I write?" and connect your life to the others that strive to answer a question whose answers over a lifetime fluctuate.
Labels: George Orwell, Literature, Writing
posted by Kamaria Monmouth @ 5:13 PM
4 Comments:
The words flow with a very unique beauty.
This raises the question of an audience (the "you"), which is an important consideration for the writer, and also raises the distinction between the spoken and the written word. Both of these could be explored further. I'm more interested in see what you discover there than in your analysis ("My explanation is a little unusual, a little dramatic.."); present your writing and let the reader do the work of reading it.
This was very interesting. I liked how it addressed the reader directly, but it seemed to go in many directions. The poetic style caused me to reread a bit; parts seemed to be tangential. Try to synthesize some of the good ideas here or focus on one idea.
I liked this piece and found it to be very interesting! Like Professor Chambers, I am curious about the "you" that you are speaking to... A few parts were a little confusing but I think if you condensed some of it, it would flow better.
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