Because I write
Because I write,
I live with extraordinary people
Who don’t exist
Except upon my say so.
Because I write,
Words come and go
Like happy tourists
Travelling without a map
Because I write,
I ponder, and in the melancholy
Of my dreams, I cry
Because I write,
A choir of words
Give music to my pen
Because I write,
I can tuck the world
In bed and create a new one
Simply because,
I write.
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Susan “Toots” Ople
My friends call me Toots. Am the youngest of seven siblings. Our family hails from the coastal town of Hagonoy, Bulacan and we are proud of our roots. My daughter's name is Estelle and she's a brilliant debater/person. I love dogs! And I enjoy writing in the dead of the night.
nice poem. i miss writing… the last time that i composed a poem was when i was in the Writers’ Club of the DFA..
i hope you’ll pick up the writing habit again soon. i do miss our writers’ club! thanks for dropping by!
hi ms. toots, i am a humble fan of yours…trying to read your column whenever possible and i am very happy to find your site.
I teach creative writing and i am simply amazed with how honest your words can be… not in terms of its truth content but in terms of the emotions it contains…
i hope you wont stop writing such beautiful poems!!!
Hello Epoch-c! Nice play on words, by the way. Thanks for trying your best (hehehe) to keep up with my columns. I’m flattered (kilig talaga!) that you, a creative writing teacher (naks!) enjoy my poems. I won’t stop writing, that’s for sure. Send me an e-mail one of these days so I can write you back in a more private way. Cheers!
oh wow… this is just wow… i’ve notice that all your poems were in free verse.. since I’m only 17 and got much more to learn, i was wonderin’ if you can help me, give me some backgrounds on what journalism is… I’m thinking about having journalism for my college course, but I think i can do more help with being a cop, so I’m swinging on the side of criminology.. Sorry if this is ot for this comment..:P
Riley, if you are interested in becoming a news writer or journalist/reporter, then journalism would be the course for you. If you like writing poetry, short stories, plays, and the like, you may wish to consider a course on creative writing. Now, if you are into handcuffs, chasing criminals, busting drug syndicates, visiting crime scenes, then yes, please be a criminal..oops, i meant, a criminology student. Good luck!
thanks toots.
I’ll be a criminal.. I mean a cop:D thanks I’ll keep in touch
….hi po…i’m glad i stopped….and deeply moved by the honesty of your writing..i admired you … same with your father….sure,i’ll drop by again! Godspeed!
Hi Toots, I’m not sure if you still remember me. We took the Barbara Gonzalez’ writing class 4 years ago. I remember you read this poem aloud, it’s good to know you continue to write beautiful poetry!