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I've always felt a drive to write. It's been my way of working through my emotions when I wasn't sure I had another method. Sometimes there are so many thoughts floating in my brain that I feel like I have to write them all down or I won't be able to think straight. This is where most of the poems on these pages have come from.
It's a great thing to have words that you can dump onto a sheet of paper or onto a computer screen. I know I always feel greatful for the release I feel after I've written them down. However, the words typically hold my fears, my sadness, my regrets and my pain. That's a tough thing to share with other people.
In the past, I've never felt comfortable letting anyone see my poems. As a matter of fact, I very rarely told anyone that I wrote at all. I think that I had the normal fears that anyone would have when showing your work to someone. It opens you up to criticism. 'What if everyone hates them?' I thought. And that was only a minor fear compared to the fear of someone actually seeing how my mind works or the emotions that can reside there.
It was only in the past year that I started sharing some of my writing with close friends. Their feedback surprised me. Not only were they able to find poems that they liked, but some of them told me of the emotion it made them feel as they read. Instead of being put off by the fear or sadness that is a thread through most of my poems, they actually seemed to appreciate the ability to feel what I felt. This was a new concept for me.
One of my friends, who has been incredibly supportive of both me and my writing, has continually pushed me to 'do something' with my poetry. He feels that other people, beyond my small circle of friends, would like to read what I've written. He's threatened to send them in to wherever it is that you send these things. That is why I've created these web pages.
If he's right, then there's a chance that you may find a poem that makes you say, 'Geez, I understand that poem because I too have felt that way before.' If that's the case, then I'm glad that I put these here.
I doubt very highly that you'll enjoy all of them. Even this friend of mine admits that there are poems that he doesn't particularly care for. I guess it all comes down to a matter of taste. Although it's very difficult for me to read my own poetry with any level of objectivity, I too have some that I like and some that I don't like at all. (In case you're curious, the six that I like more than any of the others are Childhood Photos, Loyalty, Voices, The Middle of Nothing, You've Seen Me, and The Dance of Old Souls.)
I openly welcome you to use the email link at the bottom of each page. I'd love to hear your comments or suggestions on either my web site or the poems.
The last thing I'd like to say is a very warm thanks to my friend. Thank you for pushing me past my comfort zone. Thank you for your feedback and encouragement. Most of all, thank you for giving me a completely new understanding of the word friend.
Sincerely,
DiObear
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