Mentors

Mentors

You asked me

To go to dinner

To be your friend

To chat about life

I accepted because

I was lonely, but apprehensive 

And this is what I want

I accepted this life at OSU (or any other school)

You were so kind

And were once my superior

And interested

But the role-shifting

In my story

Is throwing me off

For what reason?

Quite honestly

What are your motives?

Though I love being your helper

I love being anyone’s helper

I love being anyone’s friend.

Student

Employee

Colleague

That would have pulled me in anywhere

Still, I’m nervous

Always so damn nervous

I know you have a life

A story

And a lot to offer me

And I want to know

As said friend,

But this.

Me

You

Comfort

Solace

If only superficial

An hour in I found myself

Divulging things

I haven’t told my mother

Or my soul.

Or myself

Things about my relationship

And my dating history

Is it appropriate?

Let’s throw all the rules out the window

Like the proper member of my millennial generation that I am

Because I know, in the end, you just want me to be happy.

And I like that about you.

I don’t know myself

Oy.

Travel is so easy

Building a community, a sense of trust

THAT IS HARD.

Playing along. Here's my addition:

Before me and behind me are monsters.

Great ones: complete with fangs, fur, and ferocious friends 

Do this.

Writing 101: Building a Blogging Habit, through Daily Post (WordPress). The challenge starts June 2nd!

http://dailypost.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/writing-101-registration/

Round Robin Poetry Attempt #1

Okay, I'm feeling a little punchy, and creative.  Let's do this!

The rules:

1. I'm going to start our Round Robin Poem with 1 line.

2. The next person who's inspired to add, adds 1 line.

3. Any of the contributors can contribute.  Just 1 line at a time.

4. We go as long as we want, or until the poem's finished.

5. Add your name in parentheses before or after your line, to really improve the quality of flow of the poem.

6. The theme of this poem is in honor of my favorite fictional mythical beast of destruction and mayhem: Godzilla.

Aaaaaaaand....

Before me and behind me are monsters.

Shaaaaaameless plug.

Greetings, poets.

It's been awhile since we've all posted on here, but first let me say I'd love to bring this blog back to it's former glory.  Monthly themes, the spreading of the word, the sharing of the poems... it was quite the awesome endeavor back in its day.  So I, for one, will be doing my best to post more than I have been.  Let's keep bringing the awesomeness into the world through our letters and words!

That leads me to my... er... next bit of news.  Hopefully my fellow moderators won't be too peeved I've temporarily hijacked this lovely blog for my own selfish purposes (we're terrible people, after all).  The news is I've finally decided to stop procrastinating/being fearful about publishing my first novel.  I've realized that life is just too damn short to avoid doing the things you know will make you the happiest, and I've been sitting on this story for years, so really... what better time?  Now.  Yes.  Now, it is.

Now that I've started getting serious about the publishing part, I'm exploring my options to self-publish.  The business side to writing a novel is not the side I'm familiar with AT ALL, so let the learning begin.  You can follow my fumbling steps toward my dream on... you guessed it... social media!

Website - "Jen Anderson Writes a Book" (yeah, that might be a working title): http://jenlynnanderson.wordpress.com/

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jenandersonwritesabook
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aJenwithaPen
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/jenanderson5201/


Thanks, everyone.  And now, back to the Writing of the Poetry!

~Jen