I am a writer

I am a writer
The blank page is my canvas.

I am a writer
Language is my playground
The rhythm, beat, and sounds.

Dear Editor,
If you choose my art
Why do you maim and mute
Erase and replace
Red-stained
With your agenda and interpretation

I am a writer
This is my mosaic
Imagery captured in tin-type pictograph
Words brought forth across the veil
That straddles eternity's realms.

By Shannon McKemie, M.A.
07-23-2012