NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – C is for…

by Laurel Storey on April 3, 2015

Poetry from A to Z *
(* NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge)

C is for… Censor
~ by Laurel Regan

(Pssst… new here? Welcome to Alphabet Salad! For background on how and why I got involved in both NaPoWriMo and the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, check out this post… and, if you’d like to catch up on my progress to date, my challenge posts are tagged with Poetry from A to Z. Glad you stopped by, and hope you’ll return!)

i would have written this poem
but then i thought
no, what if it makes people sad
or hurt
or angry

i would have written this poem
but then i thought
no, what if it makes people ridicule
or judge
or scorn

i would have written this poem
but then i thought
no, what if it makes people worried
or uncomfortable
or bothered

i would have written this poem
i would have written this poem
i would have written this poem

and oh, this poem would have been good.

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Blogging from A to Z April (2015) Challenge

Tagged as: Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015, my poetry, NaBloPoMo 2015, Photo Friday, Poetry from A to Z

Laurel Storey, CZT – Certified Zentangle Teacher. Writer, reader, tangler, iPhoneographer, cat herder, learner of French and Italian, crocheter, needle felter, on-and-off politics junkie, 80s music trivia freak, ongoing work in progress.

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Ajay Pai
Twitter: ajaybpai123
April 3, 2015

I would have written this comment, but then, I thought …

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 3, 2015
  
  LOL! Yes. 🙂
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Pooja Sharma Rao
Twitter: psharmarao
April 3, 2015

loved the poem. I am part of the #atozchallenge.
Pooja Sharma Rao recently posted… Childhood snapshots – (in the memory of my late father)

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 3, 2015
  
  Thank you, and thanks for stopping by!
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Cat Graham
Twitter: writercat
April 3, 2015

What a great take on your idea of Censor. Fun and clever as always!

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 3, 2015
  
  Thank you, Cat!
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Susan Taylor
Twitter: lovelysusabella
April 3, 2015

First time visitor to your site. Found you through the A to Z challenge. I enjoyed your poem.

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 3, 2015
  
  Thank you, Susan, and thanks for stopping by!
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Shonda
Twitter: abundantjourney
April 3, 2015

Good one Ajay. Lol. I am not participating in an AtoZ challenge, but it sounds so interesting. I am participating in a 30-day challenge. Hopefully it gets my brain juices flowing enough to produce great quality work.
Shonda recently posted… 7 ice cream flavors around the world

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 4, 2015
  
  Thanks for stopping by, Shonda, and good luck on your 30-day challenge!
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Katharine Godbey April 3, 2015

Makes one think about how many poems, books, and blogs are not written because we censor ourselves for fear of what will say.
Katharine Godbey recently posted… C is for Consistency to Grow Your Blog, Business, and You! [A to Z Blog Challenge]

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 4, 2015
  
  So very true! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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Swathi Shenoy April 3, 2015

I would have written this poem but then I thought…..

Hehe 😀 Well, loved the poem laurel 🙂 I have so many unwritten poems due to these ifs and buts!
Swathi Shenoy recently posted… Crux

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 4, 2015
  
  I think perhaps we all do!
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ranveer vishal April 3, 2015

I would love this poem coz it’s amazing, crazy. Full on marks:)

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 4, 2015
  
  Thank you. 🙂
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Inderpreet Kaur
Twitter: indywrites
April 3, 2015

Laurel, you are so talented, using censor in the poem so beautifully. I am so amazed with your creative photographs too.
Inderpreet Kaur recently posted… Chauhan & Chatterjee C to it!

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 4, 2015
  
  Thank you so much! 🙂
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Payal Agarwal
Twitter: PayalAg774
April 3, 2015

words find their way. loved it!
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- Laurel Regan
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  April 4, 2015
  
  Thank you!
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Alana
Twitter: RamblinGarden
April 3, 2015

Ajay wins the award for most creative comment. I’ve censored myself at times – perhaps too many times, as some family members read my blog and I never want to, even inadvertently, cause hurt. I am also doing the A to Z. I decided not to do other challenges this month (including one I’ve done for nearly four years) to concentrate on A to Z.
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 4, 2015
  
  I know what you mean, Alana. And good luck on the A to Z!
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Eloquent Mind
Twitter: eloquent_mind
April 4, 2015

I loved the last line of the poem 🙂 and the other lines too ! 😛

Thanks for sharing. Hilarious and very true of how I tend to sometimes judge my work even before I start writing it.
Eloquent Mind recently posted… Dreams #AtoZChallenge

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 4, 2015
  
  Thank you! Glad you can relate. 🙂
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janu April 4, 2015

write poem because you want to. This was fun though.

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 4, 2015
  
  Thanks. 🙂
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Lux Ganzon
Twitter: luxganzon
April 4, 2015

No doubt it is good. 🙂
Happy Easter!
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thank you! You as well!
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Eli April 4, 2015

Hahahaaa- that was fun to read! Great idea:-) and too many i would haves around — this one turned out so great though:-) 🙂
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thank you!
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Shilpa Garg
Twitter: shilpaagarg
April 4, 2015

There’s this message which is doing the rounds on Whatsapp, it says, ‘What will people think or what they will say has killed more dreams than anything else in this world.’ 🙂
Shilpa Garg recently posted… Digital Parenting with eKAVACH

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  So very true!
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Amanda Matheny April 4, 2015

Too many people do this censoring thing. I try not to do it on my own blog. I speak my mind, though I do try to do so in as least offensive a way as possible because I’m not out to attack anyone. Still, if someone does take offense, I don’t take back what I say. They are my thoughts and you can agree with them or not. I won’t attack others for having a difference of opinion and actually welcome readers to share them, whether they are in line with my own or not, but I never attack others and I won’t tolerate attacking. Still, being open with your thoughts is far far better than choosing to censor them, to hold back just because someone somewhere might get offended. This world would be a very boring place if everyone agreed all the time, and an even more hostile one than it already can be if we all attacked each other for disagreeing.
Amanda Matheny recently posted… How To Discuss Drugs With Young Children

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Sounds like a great way to approach the whole censoring thing. Thanks for sharing your experience. 🙂
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elly stornebrink
Twitter: ellytreehugger
April 5, 2015

Ajay Pai hits it on the head with his comment: LOL! 😉 Love your creativity on the word Censor. 🙂 <3
elly stornebrink recently posted… #A to Z Challenge: D is for Dancing

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 5, 2015
  
  Thank you!
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Fab April 9, 2015

It’s true, it would have been a great poem!! Sometimes we let our doubts get the better of us, you’ve captured that feeling very well here!
Fab recently posted… H is for ‘Habit’

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- Laurel Regan
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  April 10, 2015
  
  Thank you!
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