Experiment One: “Write Yourself As A Writer”

Ok, So I'm taking a writing class. It's called "Foundations of The Creative Process." In this class we'll be doing a lot of writing experiments. This was the first one. My professor said "I want you to write yourself as a writer.. GO!" And from that, the experiment began. I hope you enjoy the random writing that just happened:

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“Yourself as a writer.” Done.

Ok, I’ll be serious. Chacho, to write as a writer… Shouldn’t my penmanship be better? Shouldn’t I be less insecure about my own words? Then again, what makes these words my own? How do I claim ownership of these palabras? Perhaps they don’t belong to me. After all, I hardly know how to spell most of them. Although I’m sure a few more semesters at NYU will change this. Going back… Confidence – Such a huge part of being an artist. As a drummer, photographer, poet, blogger, as an artist, I only ever succeed when I’m confident. And humble… Wow… my handwriting took a turn for the worst. Don’t worry reader, I’m fine. No seizures here… As a writer… (This is me trying to stay focused when my brain really wants to travel far away from this subject matter and just vent at all my inner thoughts, which have been trapped as a result of my absence from any of my journals, blogs, random word documents, etc.) AS A WRITER…
I must grow. I must mature. I must expand my thoughts. I’m sure these are very common feelings amongst writers. I think my first step should be to fully acknowledge that I am in fact a writer.
If I’m going to be on the floor I might as well be comfortable, so I’ll lay down…

As a writer… I want to find beauty in all that I see… From the obvious beauty found in those gorgeous green eyes, to the not-so-obvious beauty that exist in the struggle of being one New Yorker without a home. In all things, I hope to find beauty. I hope to be optimistic. I hope to find joy, even through painful tears. I hope to strive towards things that might otherwise be impossible but through my writing that I’ll make these things happen. I hope to find inspiration that exist in anything my eyes can capture.

Question: Does someone’s life end every time a clock stops?

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