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       I usually don’t editorialize my poems when I post them. But my writing coach, Anika Nailah and I are creating a workshop that will teach couples how to write poetry for each other. To facilitate that, I’m paying very close attention to my own poetic process so that I can pass on what I know in order to help others write from their heart.
       This poem literally wrote itself inside of me this morning as I awoke. Its seeds were planted in my subconscious, pre-cognitively, because before I was even aware of what I was thinking, the words were coming together to form sentences and phrases. I love when that happens.
       If we cultivate our awareness to what we’re feeling, thinking, and experiencing very first thing in the morning, we may surprise ourselves with how creative we are at that time of day. Solutions to problems or key insights may come to us like a lightning bolt. Ideas and phrases that may make a difference pop into us, as we float out of our subconscious and into our conscious mind.
       Next to your bed, keep a pen and pad of paper, or an iPad, or any device where you can readily jot down what comes to you. Make a habit out of taking notes on what you’re going through very first thing in the morning. Take advantage of these brief but powerful moments when you may experience yourself as a channel to some higher wisdom or creativity.


I can

Wipe away every tear you cry
Hug away every doubt
Caress away all your aches
Kiss away every fear
Love away all the pain you suffer

I can

Not because I’m so special

But because you are

©2012 Clint Piatelli, MuscleHeart, and Red F Publishing. All Rights Reserved.

Update on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 1:45PM by Clint Piatelli

Forgot to mention that the impetus for this poem was when I awoke thinking about the extraordinary powers of super heroes (I told you our minds are wild first thing in the morning). I got to thinking what if super powers are not a function of the super hero but instead a function of the people in his life that he loves? In other words, the super hero has super powers not because he has been granted them by some amazing process, but because of how special the people in his life are, and how he feels about them. It's actually the incredibleness of others that gives him his powers, not himself.