Imagination

You walk as if you had a purpose, and speak as if you had a story to tell.

You trust enough to slow down; you eat for taste and not aesthetics;

you scribble shitty ditties as if no one will judge

and sing, oblivious to your dodgy notes.

You take that call, eat the cake, and write because

you like the feel of making letter shapes.

You believe you can, because self-belief is the seed of imagination;

imagination is the bud of blooming creativity

that allows you to walk with purpose

leaving stories in your footprints.

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Thank you for spending a moment with my words. If you like the way I play with letters from the alphabet, I would be honoured to have you as my guest, on my profile, where you can read whatever takes your fancy.

Teresa Renton has a first-class degree in English Linguistics and Language Creativity. Her work has previously been published or is forthcoming in Ink in Thirds, Flash Fiction Magazine, Across the Margin, Stick Figure Poetry, 101 Words, and elsewhere. She has recently been a finalist in Women on Writing’s Autumn ‘25 flash fiction competition.

Here’s a winning poem:

and here’s a short flash fiction: