Be

Ya know..
I never really aspired to be a big deal.
I always just wanted to be.
That was always enough.
I just wanted to be happy,
and fall in love.
Lately though,
poetry is the blood in my veins.
It makes me want to be something.
I no longer just want to be.

I never thought of leaving home.
It just never appealed to me.
Poetry is becoming the wind under my wings.
Its taking me new places
and birthing completely new ideas into my heart.

I never wanted to travel.
That's changed now.
How can I write poetry if I don't know anything but the Ohio River,
or anything but love, or my bed,
or the broken sidewalks of Ironton,
or the Wal-Marts,
or the Restaurant Road,
or The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

I want to see an ocean,
even though I hate the beach.
I want to be in the clouds,
even though I'm terrified of flying.
I want millions (more like hundreds if I'm lucky) to hear my voice,
even though I hate talking to strangers.

I want to be something.
I don't just want to be anymore.