The Thrill of the Chase

The flick of your hair, as the light catches the dancing strands as they float in the breeze. The slight matte finish to your lips made alive and manifest by the saliva you run across them with your tongue. The coquettish tilt of your head downwards as you look a little up a little down with your eyelids. The way your curves pull me in emotionally and mentally before physically as I watch you move from one end of the room to the other. No catwalk, no mainstage. The average room or liminal space is your catwalk, your mainstage. And it's a cakewalk for you but the beginning of fire for me.

I am rubbing two sticks together with tinder confetti and hoping you're kinder than the voices of negativity in my head suggest.

I am inventing the wheel just to learn your name and I want to watch it form from your lips as you tell me slowly.

I watch you I see you I smell you I want you to notice me to feel me to taste me...

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A bit earlier than usual but these were some thoughts that came to mind, so it felt right to share them.

Perhaps the title "The Thrill of the Chase" raised some questions about where this was heading.

It is completely fine if it did.

Anyway, rather than talking about the complexities and challenges of modern dating, the goal was to draw a comparison to that point when you are pursuing someone or just interested in them.

The excitement builds, the blood pumps faster, and the heart beats rapidly.

It brings up the question of whether others feel this same way when an idea forms or starts to spark in the brain for a story or poem.

All those feelings emerge, along with that sense of anticipation you get when you are about to play a lighthearted prank or share a joke that is so funny it is hard to hold it in.

That is the current feeling about a few pieces in progress right now.

The thrill of chasing that idea is a major part of loving the writing process.

While success is always welcome, there is a simple and deep joy that comes from knowing there is a strong character, an engaging story, or an immersive poem developing.

It often feels as though the characters are demanding to be released. Writing becomes much more than a hobby; it feels like a necessity.

People often wonder how so many ideas come out so quickly. It looks that way, but the reality is a constant effort to catch up and clear the backlog of thoughts.

But it is rare not to feel a rush of excitement and nervous energy while chasing after those ideas to write them into existence, much like the feeling of being drawn to someone.

To make sense of why this is posted, input from others is welcome. Consider this a very simple thing to take part in.

Leave a comment to share whether you agree or if you feel differently when an idea takes root in your head. 

Also, please feel free to share a link to a recent piece that made you feel so exhilarated and excited that you felt compelled to release it into the world. It would be a pleasure to read it!

I also want to use this opportunity to point you in the direction of the rather awesome A.Bell's interesting proposition for getting to know is better and to help us all develop a greater sense of community and unity. 

Check out her piece please! 

Also please remember the unofficial challenge I am running: