i write from a place,
i write from this place,
a concrete physical place,
a warm spot on my body,
just a bit under my breast.
no, not from my heart,
literally from under my breast
because that's where it feels ok,
that's where it feels safe
to put words together
into thoughts,
sentences,
stories,
and then to share them with a page.
once the words are on the page
they seem to cease being my words
they start a life of their own
get houses, families, children, pets,
change jobs, travel,
make same mistakes twice.
they forget the place they came from,
they forget the closeness we used to share.