I Really Want to Write

I really want to write.
For years
I’ve been saying,
“I really want to write.”

I want more time,
more inspiration,
more motivation.

That’s what I’ve been saying.

I haven’t made the time,
have ignored inspiration,
and avoided motivation.

Perhaps it requires self-denial,
depravation,
pain,
sorrow, or
commitment.

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poem by Heather Darling
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2002

So much has happened
this year
I somehow hate to see it go.

Associations changed
and then
closed
on a life that does not involve them
beyond their dear friendship.

Cities swirl
in the midst of the move from Nashville
to Chicago
and now
wondering
where the future will find me.

Faith is tested
and renewed
in God’s faithfulness to my

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poem by Heather Darling
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