A Valentine Poem For Writers

It's almost Valentine's Day, so why not have a red heart and a poem to head my post today? We have all seen numerous poems that begin with these first two lines but the last two are ones I'd not read as the ending to this long-known childhood poem. 

There's a lot of truth to what it tells us. You and I should be writing. I'm guessing we should be writing more than we manage most of the time. We have established the fact that, the more you write, the better writer you will become. It's that old practice makes perfect adage. 

So, why don't we write more than we do? Life! Yep, it tends to get in our way all too often but it's usually because we allow it to happen. It's up to us to set priorities. If you're serious about writing, that subject should be either at the top, or close to. 

Why do we let life put up roadblocks on our writing path? Sometimes, it's a handy excuse. Sometimes, we don't write out of fear that we won't come up with a winner. Sometimes, it' s because it's not easy. And sometimes, it's because our passion for writing has diminished. Therefore, letting life piling up on us is a perfect excuse. 

No one ever said every piece you write will be a winner. Nobody ever told you that writing was easy. There hasn't been anyone who robbed you of your passion for writing. We can't blame others.

All of the excuses we make are of our own making. All of the hard work we put in is what we create, too. It's just that simple. We are the masters of our life. We can let it slide off a cliff into an abyss or we can hold the reins and guide it to the destination we have strived to reach in the past. One word can describe what we need--self-discipline.

Repeat the following a few times, then follow directions: 

Roses are red

Violets are blue

You should be writing

And I should be, too