Writers repeat themselves
We’re like broken record players
Skipping the groove
We can’t always remember
What we’ve said before
***
Writers repeat themselves
Again and again
Sometimes within the same work
Sometimes in separate pieces
To create a theme
For the reader to follow—
But do they know?
***
Writers repeat themselves
Louder and louder
Sometimes it’s the only way
To get our point across
In a world that has been polluted
By a cacophony of social media
Fake news and AI
To spread the truth
That we see
In our everyday lives
As we watch the world crumble around us
And become the dystopias
That we tried to warn about
***
Writers repeat themselves
Meekly, worthlessly
Because no one is listening
—Or so it would seem
But if just one reader sees
What we mean
And spreads that message
To their world
Then maybe
Just maybe
It was worth repeating
About the Creator
Stephanie Hoogstad
With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.
Learn more about me: thewritersscrapbin.com
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