Keypad tiles on laptop fading, white showing beneath the black,
For a year they have been tap-tap-tapped
But, with iNTEnsity, they have worn;
These three letters – E, T, N.
Why these ones, in particular?
My dETermiNation to be a writer
And my tENTative hope of changing direction,
May be playing their part.
I aim to ENTertain with the wriTtEN word
To show my commitmENT, my desire to be
Part of a TrENd, a zeitgeist,
Where new writers are inTErNet-NurTurEd.
To be iNTEresting, if not different,
In the realm of parenting, a permaNEnT feature
Overcoming the TEnsioN between
The need to earn and the desire for authENticiTy.