The Process
If you have a "process", an algorithm, carefully constructing a story with reliable little blocks... then I love you. I envy you. You fascinate me. I have wondered if it's better, or worse, but I feel sure it's neither - just different. Maybe our "processes" are as unique as we are. But, one way or another... we all bleed, no? This is **my** process. Please be assured, the entire thing is metaphorical. A content warning is included, please proceed with caution.
Additional content warning - the picture should give you an idea of what to expect. If you keep going, that's on you.
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I
make a gash
bleed
on to the page
bang away
at the keys
to pin ideas down
before they can escape
nailing them to the page
in a weird stigmata
of creative wossname
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I
stand back
admire
the spatter.
critique
the fall of
each juicy droplet.
balance
on a knife edge
between perfecting and
preserving
unadulterated
authentic
expression
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I
slash joyously
gurgling euphoria
eyes shine
teeth white
amongst red
soak in it
soak it in
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or I
look down
dismay
meagre drops
stubborn black sludge
congealed ink
bleed damn you!
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I
open myself
to you
grotesquely
look
but also
sorry
gross?
too much?
but then
the secret
you bleed too
just as red
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I
cut
and cut
and cut
spinning
pain
catharsis
glorious
shower of red ink
drops of laughter
a thousand paper cuts
sigh
breathe
pulse
bleed
write
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The story behind the story: This is my raw and heartfelt attempt to describe what writing is like for me. I've used visceral imagery, because that is what writing is like for me. It can be messy and painful... and yet we glory in it, don't we?
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