Reviewed my manuscript today. It's solid. I've determined that each poem was chosen for publication for a reason and I placed each word and punctuation mark within each poem purposefully as well. It's so easy to doubt, so easy to over-edit and second-guess. Since there's not much I can do at this point unless I want to stop the entire process, I either must accept that I've made good decisions or feel that I'm publishing a worthless book.

Let me know what you think about this one:

Peanut Butter and Passion

Naked peanut butter smooth and creamy

until the knife digs in creating landscape

just to be destroyed over time,

but so enjoyable to consume

like if I am the flame

and he is the torch.

Touch me.

I'm starving.

© 2010 Heidi Van Dolah