Firsts

poetry

Too often I lament the ideas
That have eluded my pen
But in mourning even one second
I miss what now is.
Take as much as I can.
Begin the very first chapter
Of my very first book.
The first is always the hardest, they say.
The first step,
The first day,
The first word,
The first sentence.

6 thoughts on “Firsts

  1. Jared Abraham's avatar

    Who are you? Welcome to our site, and I share your feeling regarding writing. Mine keeps taking the form of: this summer I will have time to write and then the summer comes and perhaps I start to write and then don’t finish or I don’t start at all.

  2. beighartman's avatar

    Hello all! And to answer all the comments in one response: Thanks for having me aboard, I think this is going to be a splendid experience. The name’s Brandon but I’ll settle with anything you choose to label me.

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