Monday
Apr212008

Don't Write.

Don't Write.

by Jen Lee
Don't write. It's too powerful. It might tell someone how you feel. How you hurt. What you don't understand. Don't write. It's too powerful. It will show who you are on the inside to the outside. It'll blow your cover, your nice reputation. Don't write. It's too powerful. You might hurt someone's feelings. People may not like your words. They may attack you, or abandon you. Don't write. It's too powerful. It might give others hope. Let them know they're not alone. It might change minds. Change directions. Change the world. So, whatever you do, don't write.
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Reader Comments (7)

brilliant.

April 21, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterjen lemen

wow. :)

April 22, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterAnisa

love it and love you.

April 22, 2008 | Unregistered Commenterkim

[...] that’s right. I started writing. Now I’m vulnerable. Now I’m at risk. I have a few strengths in my bag, but dancing with risk gracefully is not [...]

June 12, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterJen Lee » smack

[...] private fears, or wears some other garb entirely.  In Don’t Write. (whose conception began here), we acknowledge our reluctance–perhaps even accept it as a frequent companion–and we [...]

[...] or private fears, or wears some other garb entirely. In Don’t Write (whose conception began here), we acknowledge our reluctance–perhaps even accept it as a frequent companion–and we [...]

So well stated. Truth to the bone.

April 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSally

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