Completely Undone

Some short poems for your enjoyment. Author My words All that I am A click on a keyboard Some ink on a page waiting to Be seen. Tonic They say, "You're so bitter." Yes, and I'm also sweet. Like honey with some lemon juice, I heal. All Warriors War and Strengthen muscles Keep practicing technique. Chiseled and sculpted, trying to be Above. All will Succumb with time Bodies are meant to fail, To crumble and return to dust. Fear not. © 2023  Completely Undone. All Rights Reserved. 

Photograph: Daria Nepriakhina/Unsplash I have been toying with the idea of writing for a long time. I started and abandoned my first novel over a decade ago. I didn't know how to flesh out the idea in my head, so I set it aside and eventually let it go. Throughout the years, I'd pick up the pen off and on, writing poems and streams of consciousness. I have a folder with several abandoned short stories, some of which are quite interesting, even though they're unfinished. Part of the problem is an abundance of ideas. They come to me faster than I can write them. Another part is not having practiced enough to develop the skills I admire in other writers. A third part is being perpetually burdened by perfectionism and self-criticism. I'm constantly destroying things before they have a chance to take root. I  was sitting outside in the sun on a tiny purple chair with my Freewrite in my lap when I gave myself permission to just type whatever came to mind. I instantly started ...

  Photograph: Yoal Desurmont/Unsplash Welcome to Completely Undone, a space where I'll be sharing some unfinished essays, stories, poetry, streams of consciousness, etc., that I've written over the years.  It's a place to put some of my incomplete thoughts into the world, practice creative writing, and improve my skills. I firmly believe that there's beauty and value in the unfinished. When I go back and read the things I've written and abandoned, I find new meaning and connection in them. Hopefully, you'll experience some of that connection too. - Aneeda P.S. - I'm interested in connecting and collaborating with other writers who struggle with finishing, starting, and everything in between.