If we take it as read....

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my experience with writing: as a kid (6 to 12) i lived on the streets (not flogging my body ) and in children's homes. i taught myself to read from old newspapers and mag's i'd find laying around. needless to say i wrote very little and certainly not poetry. i had very very little schooling . i came to poetry; writing, about ten years ago but i was never prolific. nor will i ever be a true writer. i did about 14 chapters of a book and stopped for one reason or another, now i can't remember what i wrote i'd love to be a good writer, a true writer, but i don't have the determination to see it through.

Wait a minute. U came from the school of hard knocks, self taught to read and write. U went from writing very little non poetry to having a go at about 14 chapters 10 years ago but stopped because of maybe a mild case of lack of encouragement? Now U say U can never be a true writer? Yet U would LOVE to be a true writer but U lack the desire or determination to follow thru? That's bull. If U LOVE IT U WILL DO IT.. And U do love it. This site would not exist if U didn't. U have posted hundreds of actual real meaningful poetry and yet U dont have the determination to follow thru with writing? I would call this site following thru with many short stories of a kind.

So these lies U tell yourself, that U wont follow thru with writing, do U believe them? Really?

Channel the passion that drives U to make this site into a story. GEEEZ billy I can not believe U think U cant be a real writer cus of a simple lack of following thru with it one time. U have a pool of poetic people here (some of us R poetically challenged) and R more then willing to kick you in the ass when U slow up on it and edit and critique it when U need it. Try it. 10 years ago U didn't have this site and the Virtual Poets Society so to speak. Its a invaluable resource for a writer. I am calling U out on this one. Can U find those 14 chapters that U wrote? Yes I know I do not know U from Adam or Steve but I KNOW I am right on this one.
Damn U really got my spring wound on that one. I hate when people sell themselves short. Maybe decaf is a good idea for me.
U may return to your regularly scheduled topic of discussion.