I Asked God

I asked God if it is ok to just write w/o thinking + she said, well you better 'cause if you're thinking, you ain't writing a thing!

So I write + write + don't think + what comes is what comes + what does not will if it's important in its own time And whatever I say will mean something or not.

I asked God, but what if what I write is just nonsense + she said there's no such thing as nonsense if it's sounds + syllables + spaces + sounds + syllables + spaces + space + space + space + space + space + space well then you're probably thinking again! So just write + enjoy the process.

Ok here I go God. I'm writing writing writing writing writing rhythms, sounds, syllables, do do do doo doo, doo da da, doo da da, doo doo da doo da wah wah wah wah, wo wo wo, don't u go don't u go w/o saying hello goodbye don't u stay w/out saying hey hey.

Well I'm writing God, I guess. I'm writing writing writing And she say yes yes yes you sho is. Write write write Let your thang go

And then God added, she said, you know, space is ok too, silence is sometimes the hardest to do well.

--By Maria Johnson, 5/11/09