On Creativity
The “experts” said:
If you are truly a writer,
As you claim,
Well, make sure you pen
At least 1,000 words per day.
Less than that,
And we will consider
You an amateur writer
Or, what is worse,
Maybe even a fraud or imposter.
And please keep in mind
That we are busy and important
People and therefore have
No time to worship false gods.
However, I did not
Know how to convey
That I was a writer
By intuition and not by discipline.
Thus, when the muse visited me,
I would immediately put
Pen to paper. For example,
I would wake, suddenly,
At the crack of dawn,
With sweat on my brow
And I would sit down
To the art of writing:
Well, as a matter of fact,
That sort of life
Felt truly exciting.
But put me in a room
At a certain hour
And I tend to
Run out of ideas.
I feel helpless and weak
And fail to meet
Publication deadlines
And turn into a
Helpless wallflower
At that ungodly hour.
After all,
Creativity is a mysterious process,
Which I am still struggling
To figure out:
Creative writing cannot
Be forced or whipped into action.
In fact, creativity needs
Freedom to breathe
And nobody knows
Where creativity will ultimately lead.
BIO:
Dr. Archan Mehta has earned a PhD. in Management. Currently, he is a Consultant and Writer based in India. In his free time, Dr. Mehta likes to stroll in the outdoors and party with close friends. He is also fond of meditation. Please feel free to reach out to the poet at archanm@hotmail.com at your convenience.
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