All, doing a 5 minute freewrite. Thank you for reading.
Once upon a time there was an old man named Bob who had a deep passion for poetry. Despite his best efforts, however, Bob could never quite master the art of writing poetry. He was filled with emotion and ideas, but no matter what he tried, the words and rhythms always came out sounding like a jumbled mess.
Bob was so embarrassed by his poetry that he kept it hidden from everyone, never showing it to anyone else. But one day, when he was feeling particularly brave, Bob decided to share his worst poem with someone.
He went to a local coffee shop and sat down at a corner table. After ordering his coffee, he pulled out his notebook and began to read a poem he had written about a tree in a park.
The poem was not good. The words were clunky and the rhythm was off. But Bob read it anyway, with tears streaming down his face.
When he finished, he looked up to find that the entire coffee shop had stopped what they were doing and was listening to him intently. Everyone seemed to sympathize with Bob and his plight.
When he finished, the entire coffee shop broke into applause and cheers. Bob was overcome with emotion and relief. He realized that although his worst poetry was never going to be published, it still had the power to move people and make them feel something.
From then on, Bob found the courage to share his poetry, no matter how bad it was, with the world.