The Hardest Thing I Do

The hardest thing I do is write

watching all my words take flight

hoping that they’ll shape just right

The hardest thing I do is write

wondering how to get it right

when each and every phrase seems trite

The hardest thing I do is write

sometimes it seems pure spite

since I rarely feel I do it right

The hardest thing I do is write

I often fear exposing it to the light

to public consumption of my personal plight

The hardest thing I do is write

but through writing my soul takes flight

giving meaning to my lif...