One True Sentence

by Spoken_Fool

January 12, 2016

Hemingway once said

"All you have to do is write one true sentence."

So I took that in to consideration

I contemplated everything that I knew

And everything that I have ever written

Love began to seem more like a distant friend that moved a thousand miles away

And neither Facebook nor Twitter or any other means of communication

would permit our romance to stay

Fear was the old man living in my attic

Peeking down every now and then to see me frantic

It's pathetic I know but I still go numb thinking of the monsters in my room

Depression was the stand up comedian in my room

Telling me that the universe might be big

But there is no room for me

It's a sick joke utilizing reality

To feed the fear and keep me down

As the ghostly audience applauded in laughter

My heart is going faster and faster

My vision is fading slower and slower

I have no power

This is where I am

No control

As the curled up clown let out its hysterical laughter

After telling my story

My failed attempts at love

My regrets and shameful moments

Everyday seemed like a new installment

For today's form entertainment

And I can tell you right now I'm pretty sick of it

I'm not sick of the fact that these entities exist in my life

I'm more ticked off at the fact that they have more of a say in my life than I do

So sorry if I seem a little tense

This is just something that has been needed to get off my chest

This is my truest sentence

I have control And with this pen I will establish my dominance

I will shatter the thin line between honesty and brutality

I will grant me the honor in calling my self a writer

Even though I don't know what that truly means

What does it mean

Is it my ability to take words

And place them in a pretty structure

To make them sound elegant

Or is it me confessing my sins

And if you know you'll know that's pretty ironic

But in telling you right now it's the only way I feel less toxic

So here we go

1. I am a failure

2. I am dense

3. I can never keep a serious face so excuse the smile

4. I am ignorant like a follower but philosophical like a teacher

5. I suffer to make others happy

6. I am to shy to voice my opinion because I fear hurting someone

7. I wish I knew more about myself

8. I sometimes sit in the dark looking out the window waiting for the wind to take me away molecule by molecule until I no longer exist

9. I'm pretty sure when I get to ten I'll be done

10. Actually no there is so much more to say and it's not in here so I'll leave you with this

11. I am a writer and a pretty damn good one

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