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I Wrote a Song Today

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AuthorsStella Sparkles
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I wrote a song today. But it wasn’t good enough, so I scrapped it. It’s too short, I say. It’s not grand enough, I say. And I deleted it from my view for I didn’t have enough inspirations for it.

I have words in my head. They sing like angels and gods, they have such big ambitions. But my hands can’t seem to fulfil their duties, and neither can I. So I deleted them all from my view for I didn’t have enough inspirations for it.

I try to practise singing from time to time. It’s never that good, I don’t have a knack for music, but who said songs have to be musical, right? Who said stories have to be meaningful?

I wrote a story yesterday. It moved people, it was a grand display of my capabilities as a writer. Now I feel the pressure to one-up it, even though I know no one is expecting it. Call it school trauma if you will.

I wrote a story a few years ago. I never shared it with anyone, it lived on my computer for approximately 5 minutes. Then, writing seemed to be so easy for me. I ignored all the crooked singing.

And who am I to want to create? My career isn’t art, I’ll never have the critique and skill refinement of a true artist, I played some videogames and believed myself to be capable of meaning, and I foolishly wish to aspire others to, now?

So if there’s anything you can take away from my song today, listen closely:

  • Don’t repeat this song with melodies and rhythm.
  • Don’t recreate this song with your own life.
  • Don’t think about it too hard.
  • Don’t give away your love.
  • Don’t miss the past.
  • Don’t give up.
  • Don’t regret.

I love you.