Writing in the Dark

​Sometimes I feel like I’m writing “in the dark.” That is to say that I don’t always know where I’m going with the piece of writing before me or where I want to go with it or if I’ll even get there. The writing is my light in the darkness of the process of articulating my voice. All I know is that when I write daily (both at planned times and at unplanned times—such as when I receive “divine downloads” anytime during the day and sometimes immediately before I’m fully awake), I have the assurance that whatever I’m working on will move to the next level of comprehensiveness, critical depth, and conciseness. Writing is my currency. Through writing, I record my words. These words are symbolic and representative of my ideas, arguments, thoughts, experiences, feelings, and most importantly, my voice. Though most of the time I feel like I’m writing in the dark, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Writing is my light.