Little Brush Strokes of You
For the Tattoo That Line Challenge. Formerly for the Abecedarian Challenge - a plea against over-editing
Ahh, sweetheart, I see you agonise over your draft. Authenticity is scary
Be bold. Be brave enough to suck just enough. Because
Character comes through in some of those little mistakes.
Don't sweat for perfection
Edit, yes but let us taste some little
Flaws. A flavour of you
Give yourself grace to be You,
Humble,
Imperfect.
Just tidy it up a bit, but don't make it sterile
Keep some foibles
Little brush strokes of You left in for effect
Maybe what you think of as mistakes are
Not so bad
Oh, stuff your old English teacher, the dreaded red pen, and "See me".
Perfection is a poison
Quit scrubbing your words of the qualities that make them special
Re-write, sure, but don't let it lose its
Soul. The thing that makes it sing
The stuff that makes it
Unique. Your
Voice,
Whether a whisper or a shout. We have enough
Xeroxes, we need writers with 'nads enough to stand out, suck, blend in.
Yes, correct it tweak it but don't
Zap the heart from it
~o~
Thanks for reading!
This is a submission for the Abecedarian challenge:
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