knocking

inspiration knocks;
fear of self-discovery
keeps the door bolted.

thanks, jbo, for starting the intros.
i'm stephanie geter (kumiko),
ben young's fiance,
joy mccarnan's dear friend,
ben kammer's friend,
and recent on-line acquaintance of one called "jbo."

i'm from colorado.
definitely a mountain girl.

i learned to write
from the wind swirling in my hair,
from the mountain's shadow
falling on the field.

i fear to write
for when i do
those awful parts of me
must be rooted out,
painfully dug up,
fleshed out,
cut up,
ripped out.
sanctification must come.

i welcome it.
and fear the pain.

let us write
some more.