Definition

Pencil ready in hand,
Clean crisp paper smoothed out in front her.
Her release. Her only escape from reality;
From her monsters.

Pencil tip to the first line.
Ready. Set. Go.

A story soars through her mind,
And off she goes.
Letting her hand take flight;
Her pencil skating across the paper. Effortlessly.

Spilling her emotions to the world,
No longer will they threaten the life they hold on to.

Stain over there. Anger.
Tinge right here. Pain.
Betrayal. Longing. Love.
Endless amounts, finally relinquishing their grasp on her.

Words splatter and consume the sheet;
A work of art, illustrating her deepest vulnerabilities.

An array of feelings coat the paper,
Displaying the cryptic story of her life.
Her diary, screaming out loud.
The words that were never spoken.

With one last swish of the pencil,
Her definition is complete:
A writer.