ohheyian

What do you want to write
when you sit at a desk
or under a tree
on the couch
the break room at work
laying in bed at night
thinking “how great it would be
to write something”
what I want is for the writing to come out
on its own
just use me as a vessel
a mechanism
for the substance to come forward
that’s not how it works
one can dream
but the work
the thoughts
they have to be wrangled
and stuffed together
given form 
otherwise they are nebulous
and wild
free spirits
ghosts floating through walls
riding brain waves
bouncing off wifi signals
making you pause
“someone should write that”
that’s when you should write that
“now that’s a good idea”
that is your good idea
I thought it was a good idea to write this down
but this is short and brief
its substance is small
the work required is barely anything
a minuscule phantom floating out of a power outlet