you have to write like the people you’re writing about will never see the poems / like you’re not afraid if your mom reads it / you have to write for yourself / like the writing is the only thing that matters / and it does / good bloody writing comes from being vulnerable even when you are in fear / if you want to tell the truth then you are going to get messy and hurt / you are going to feel like no one will ever want to date you / you will feel like all your friends are looking at you differently after THAT poem / you will feel naked amongst acquaintances who say, “you know, i’m a big fan of your blog” / no one has this much confidence when they spend large amounts of their time writing down their biggest insecurities / but they fake it / you’re a writer / you make things up / they faked it / now it’s your turn
This goes out to everyone who asks me if I have any writing advice
(Source: lora-mathis, via lora-mathis)
6omo:
the older I get the more I realize the value of privacy, of cultivating your circle and only letting certain people in. You can be open, honest, and real while still understanding not everyone deserves a seat at the table of your life.
Going back to this..
(via kushandwizdom)
