why we do it

I asked how can you ever be sure

that what you write is really

any good at all and he said, ‘You can’t,’

‘You can never be sure.’

‘You die without knowing,’

‘Whether anything you wrote was any good.’

‘If you have to be sure don’t write.’

– W. S. Merwin

Share it!
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Facebook
  • email
  • TwitThis
This entry was posted in meta, poetry. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

One Comment

  1. Posted December 16, 2006 at 11:33 am | Permalink

    I know what I write is good if I go back later and still like it.

    I always assume that nobody’s reading my writing anyway, which helps me concentrate on pleasing myself. And anybody else who stumbles upon it and likes it is icing on the cake.

    By the way, Mutants, I like your new format. Keep those posts and pix coming!

Post a Comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.