Ode to Writers

I want to write a book

I write every day, practice my punctuation, try to expand my vocabulary regularly

I’ve written articles, essays, poems, even wrote and illustrated a children's book once

But

I want to write a book

I’ve collected 100s, read countless, and never forgotten a few

I started to write one, forgot all about it, lost interest

I’ve brainstormed a handful, dreamt up fantastic alternate realities

I’ve fallen in love with characters I only imagined

But

I want to write a better book

I need to think of a better story

I need to invent ingenious arcs

I want more than a simple heroes journey full of cliches and too perfect heroes

I want to write the book

But

I don't think anyone would read it if I did

I don’t know if the book has or ever will exist

I don’t think I am the most profound writer of all time

I don’t know if I can even finish more than ten pages

But

Sooner or later

I am going to write my book