2 Time Capsule: The Submission

Title:  The Submission -- the turmoil of critique
Date:  between 05/24/00 and 08/27/00
Setting:  Life after college--during first college job
Form:  Free verse

They were just pieces of paper with words

Yet letting them go was quite trying

and

      exhilarating.

The fear of allowing another to view the words

In a critical mindset was horrifying

and

      intoxicating.

Though just pieces of paper

Though just simple words

They materialized from the heart and soul

Each word

On each paper

Melded into verses of great meaning.

To some they may just be pieces of paper with words

But for one they invoke hardship

and

      love.

To many it may be a foolish fear, allowing another to view the words

But for one the fear is debilitating

and

      welcomed.

Though just pieces of paper

Though just simple words

They embody the mind, heart and soul

Each word

On each paper

Completes one making everything worthwhile.

Artifact I: Original typed version of poem.