Write on Wednesdays - Write the Music

I recently came across the blog Ink Paper Pen quite by accident.  The author of the blog has started a challenge called “Write on Wednesdays”.  The premise is simple: read the prompt that is given, set the timer for 5 minutes, write until the timer goes off, and that’s it!  I have always had an interest in writing (I think it came along with my profound love of reading) so I figured I would give this a try. 

Here are the “directions” from the original blog:

The Write On Wednesdays Rules: First of all, I am not a big fan of rules. Feel free to get creative with the writing exercises. But please try to visit the other members of Write On Wednesdays to leave a comment. You can grab the button for Write On Wednesdays from my sidebar.

And now for this week’s prompt:

Write On Wednesdays Exercise 5: Write the Music - A bit of choice this week: Pick your favorite song and write down the first line of lyrics OR turn on the radio and write down the first line of lyrics you hear. Then set your timer for 5 minutes and write the first words that come into your head after your writing prompt.  Stop when the buzzer rings! Do this exercise over and over if you wish. 

Extra Credit: After you do the exercise, try it again but this time play the song while you write. Could be an interesting way to get the creativity going... 

I had a hard time picking a “favorite song” so instead I just went to my itunes and picked the most played song.  There were 2: Close by Rascal Flatts and Everything but Mine by the Backstreet Boys.  So ... I decided to write both!  :)

Close – Rascal Flatts

It’s just another simple voicemail message or at least that is what Sam thought when she dialed in to retrieve it.  Probably just Mom checking in or Adam asking if I want to see a movie tonight or maybe it’s my trainer rescheduling our 5am session tomorrow … oooh please let that be it, Sam thought as she waited for the message to play. 

“You have one new message.  First new message,” the recording droned on.  Then there was silence on the other end of the line as if the caller had hung up or something. 

“Bummer” Sam muttered as she pulled the phone away from her ear.  Then she heard the voice from her past that she thought she had buried years ago. 

“Hey Sam … It’s Joe.  I, uh, I uh just thought … well, I don’t know what I thought.  Nevermind.  This was a bad idea.  Just nevermind.  Forget I called.”  Sam stared at the phone in shock.  She had not heard Joe’s voice for nearly a decade.  And she wished to God she had not heard it tonight.  Joe never did anything on a whim, which meant there was a reason he was calling, which meant she was going to have to call him back … even though he was the last person on the face of the planet she ever wanted to talk to again.

Everything But Mine – BSB

Walkin' along the sky, floating in the breeze, carefree and simple.  That’s what she wanted her life to be like – just like the birds.  They had the freedom to go anywhere and do anything they wanted.  They could be in a park one afternoon with adorable little kids and then the next night be on the top of the opera house listening to the most fantastic music seep through the walls.  If they did not like where they were, they just flew away and found another spot.  That was such a contrast to her planned by the minute, go-go-go lifestyle where she worried about her career and her family and her friends and her volunteer work and her political aspirations and her health and her looks and her soul and her religion and about a million other things. 

She never found the time for herself to just be free.  Even now as she was gazing out upon the birds longing to be with them, she sat inside a tall office building listening to the deposition from hell.  She had worked so hard to get here, but is this where she really wanted to be?

This “Write on Wednesday” challenge was a lot of fun and just took a few minutes to complete.  I was unsure about publishing these pieces, but part of writing is sharing.  So I hope you all enjoy and that you join me in writing on Wednesdays!

Writing and then sharing your written work takes gumption!