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They show up running, laughing, unfinished—
and if we hesitate, they vanish.
These two poems:
Don’t Let Your Brain Stop and
Catch It Before It Smirks
are about keeping the mind moving
and catching words before they slip away.
Catch It Before It Smirks
When the words start moving,
don’t assume they’ll wait for you.
They’re slippery like dreams at morning,
already halfway out the door.
A sentence shows up unannounced,
half-dressed, half-formed,
and if you don’t grab its sleeve,
t will vanish into thin air
and laugh about it later.
Thoughts are rude like that.
They visit once.
They hate being postponed.
So write it crooked.
Write it wrong.
Write it breathless on the back of a receipt
or the corner of your hand.
Don’t say later.
Later is where ideas go to disappear.
Because the moment you hesitate,
the words smirk—
what a silly human being,
thinking inspiration was patient.
Maybe thinking doesn’t need to arrive polished.
Maybe it just needs permission to keep moving.
To wander, to stumble, to show up unfinished and honest.
If something stirred while you were reading, don’t overthink it—
catch it. Write it. Let it live.
And see where it takes you next.
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