Three

I'm leaving on a jet plane
Chasing the daylight
To a land I've never been

~

Thought I'd continue this, even though my "countdown" is already over.

Four

Minutes inch past
Worry bogs my mind
I don't want this contrast
It only makes me blind

Five

If you take me out to jive
Will you dance with all your friends?
Or will you help me feel alive
Put aside the silly trends
And dance with me until it ends?

~

Six

Boxes of things to store away,

Suitcases to fill, no delay,

The walls are almost bare.


Your old life has gone to make way
For a dream that just yesterday
Was too awesome to dare.

~

Seven

Seven letters to my name
Seven days left to the week
Seven deadly sins to blame
Seven wonders out to seek
Seven notes to play and speak
Seven exes overpowered
Seven Potter books devoured.

~

Eight

The image of a perfect story rests in my mind

So I sit before a blank page and formulate.

The first sentence comes but I don’t like it

So I do my best to recreate.

The page is filled but it's not as I pictured

So I think about starting over, but I debate.

The only way to get better at writing is to write

So I continue and try not to evaluate.

~

Nine

I have never had a feeling quite as fine
As finishing a project as big as mine
Perhaps I should celebrate with a glass of wine

This whole thing could be a sign
That someday more people will see me shine
Till then I will write line by line

Around their hearts my words will twine
Like ivy leaves upon a vine
I just need to wait and give it time

~