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My writing demons

My Writing Demons
By Lisa Noe

I know I mustn't think so badly about myself
But I have the self-realization that I am not a writer,
Or at least not a good writer. You can tell from my
Grammar I come from the south,
I come from the mountains of Kentucky.
I wasn’t born there...I was born in Texas,
But I moved all over the south, following my family.
My dad was in the Air Force and we moved to
His hometown of Kentucky when he retired.
I spent so long, about eleven years in Biloxi, Mississippi.
I loved it very much, it had a beautiful beach and gambling.
Though I was far too young to gamble at the time, As a teenager,
I sneaked into the booth where they had slots, I loved it!
Daddy won over eleven hundred dollars at a poker game.
These are the things I like to write about, family memories, My faith,
And my love of my puppy dog, Chewy. I am ashamed of my accent,
I know the stereotypes that people have made. I only hope they know
How they hurt people’s feelings. But this is why I fear writing, I am
Ashamed of my speech or grammar or whatever.