Watch RWISA Write - My Day in the Spotlight!

For the month of August, I will be sharing written pieces by RWISA authors.  RWISA is the Rave Writers - International Society of Authors, a prestigious organization that prides itself on including incredible INDIE authors.  I was recently accepted into this amazing group and am thrilled to help promote the talented works of RWISA authors.  I was chosen as the author for day one, so here is a new poem that I recently wrote.  Enjoy! :-)

Words

By Yvette M Calleiro

The written word and I

Are cherished friends,

Embracing each other’s thoughts and emotions

Like kindred spirits,

Dancing on clouds.

Bosom buddies who gossip and giggle

And gasp at all the same moments.

She and I are equals,

More than that, really.

We are two parts of a whole,

Complementing and complimenting the other,

Perfect beings.

The spoken word and I

Skirt around each other’s social circles.

We stumble around awkward pauses,

Unable to pull the perfect word or phrase

From our filing cabinet of knowledge.

Ease and grace flee without a moment’s notice.

She is more skilled than I.

She whispers her intricately woven ideas into my mind,

But her delicate strength is no match for

The hills of anxiety and the mountains of insecurity

That obstruct her path to freedom.

Before her words can reach my tongue,

They unravel into shreds of confusion,

Left unspoken.

If only the written word and the spoken word

Could meet…

They would live in perfect harmony.

But alas…

It is not meant to be,

Neither willing to leave her domain,

Each content to dance alone,

And I…

I am stuck in the middle,

Pulled in both directions,

Reveling in the comfort of the written word,

Needing the spoken word to survive.

But still I dream

Of the day when my words will intermingle

And a new love affair can be born.

If you've followed my blog for a bit, you know that I am more comfortable with writing than speaking. This poem was a way for me to share my relationship with words.  I hope you liked it. :-) 

Thank you for supporting me along the WATCH "RWISA" WRITE Showcase Tour today!  We ask that if you have enjoyed this member's writing, then please visit their Author Page on the RWISA site, where you can find more of their writing, along with their contact and social media links, if they've turned you into a fan.  We ask that you also check out their books in the RWISA or RRBC catalogs.  Thanks, again for your support and we hope that you will follow each member along this amazing tour of talent!  Don't forget to click the link below to learn more about this author:

My RWISA Author Page:

https://ravewriters.wordpress.com/meet-the-authors/author-yvette-calleiro/