To Put Pen To Page

Just a little free-verse poem I wrote on writing.  Enjoy.

To Put Pen To Page

The blank sheet glares up at me

as if challenging me to put pen to page,

daring me to violate its pure white face.

To expose my thought and feelings upon it.

To build a world made of words.

A world where the greatest fantasy

or coldest dread can come to life.

A grand journey can begin 

with a simple stroke of a pen.

In my mind swirl images:

of a thousand warriors on horseback

charging down a hillside;

of a lone pilot,

deftly weaving his vessel

through debris and enemies;

Of a couple’s final kiss shared on bridge

before taking the last step in a journey together;

Of a solitary figure standing guard over a white marble tomb

where true honor rests;

Of a new father holding his child for the first time 

and realizing that this is his ultimate task.

It is that emotion that I feel 

moments before the first time the pen presses into the paper.

The knowledge that I am stepping out of my world 

and into another. 

A world where my thoughts, 

hopes, 

fears, 

and dreams, 

can become a reality.

And all I must do, 

to take the first step 

of my epic journey, 

is to put pen to page.