Passion

So today at 1 in the morning, which is of course when all great ideas are thought of, I wrote. For the first time in about three months actually. So as you can guess, it felt pretty wonderful. I really wanted to share it somewhere, to someone. So I decided, why not here? Even though it doesn't completely fit into the purpose, I figured I could stretch it a bit ;] Plus, it's not like it's illegal for me to post something else up here! So I truly hope you enjoy this poem, and ignore the lack of punctuation...I think my excuse for that may become clear once you read (if not: it was because I was so into it, I didn't want to waste time and thoughts on punctuation). So like I said, here it is... Enjoy!:

Passion

I haven’t written in a long time

It’s been hard to feel the flow

I haven’t written in a very long time

And how I’ve missed it so

The feeling

The power

To be able to create

Something from nothing

The beauty

The words

All coming together

To be more than just words

Infinite power is mine

When I bring pen to paper

The world is limitless

And nothing feels safer

It’s nice to just write

And not worry about the pattern and rhyme

It’s nice to just feel

And not worry about losing time

It’s been so long

Since I’ve felt this power

And I want it to stay

To last forever

Help me find

A way to bottle this energy

This passion

This beauty

This wonderful release of all inside

Find me a way

To remember these words

These lines

These rhymes

These wonderful signs

Tell me why

It makes me feel so

Tell me why

I can’t say no

When the thoughts become too much

And it’s time to spill over

Tell me why

These words are so….

Perfect?

Wonderful?

The best outlet imaginable?

Maybe it’s the thrill

Or the challenge to combat

Or maybe it’s because

It’s my passion

To pursue

And follow

Not because of material gains

Material pains

Material chains

But because of that one abstract organ—

The heart

In charge of feelings so hard to understand

So complex for our logical brain

In charge of that feeling

That drives me to write

Drives him to run

Drives her to sing

That feeling

Of passion.

I'm kind of proud of this piece, and I hope you don't think it's completely awful (please leave me your thoughts and critiques though!). So what's this all about? PASSION. A topic I actually just began to discuss with a friend because I realized something. We were discussing dreams and how they give us a purpose, that they're possible to reach and important. This is what I'd said (at one point): Dreaming isn't about fitting molds. It's not about putting off your life until you get where you want to be. It's about giving yourself a purpose. Insuring a passion. And passion is a whole lot more important than we may think it is. Passion is what gives things meaning. And passion is often driven from a want, a goal, a desire for something to happen. As you can see, having passion is important. I believe passion drives us to accomplish greater things. But more than that, passion gives us pleasure and joy. Pursuing a passion, having a passion for something, does something to you. It fills you up. Think of passion as the cement that holds bricks together. Passion fills up the empty spaces in us and keeps us together so we don't fall apart. Passion keeps us from crumbling down. Passion is an important part in the dreams that really mean something to us. In our greatest, wildest dreams, passion is what makes it possible. Because if you don't have passion for that fanatical dream, where's the drive for you to follow through? But there's also having "a passion." A thing you do. For me, as you can see, it's writing. An action you have a passion for is something you can fall back on in dire times. Something to soothe you. Something for you.

So today's challenge? Find your passion. And please share it with me here. I'd love to know what you turn to. Wanna take the challenge a further step? Implement your passion today. Whether it's turning to it when you're having a problem, or taking a step closer to reach that passion-induced dream. Find your passion and embrace it :]