Listening to your mind

Puppet masters, ring leaders,
we wield the strings---or so we think we do.
Like a parent, molding memories int fiction
or making it up as we go along,
we create.
So much we cannot control.
To truly control characters on a page,
is to hinder their growth.
They must be free to BE.
The best kind of character is one that will not cooperate.
For that means that your characters have become real.
We meet many a stubborn character who faces off with us,
their creators.
Daring for us to draw first or, in this case,
put words in his or her mouth.
So many characters, stubborn,
whispering their intentions to us.
It is up to us to listen
OR deny their rights and in the end,
either create a character or a person
who many can relate to.
We are the storytellers, the keepers
of created tales,
the mediums of our created fellows
recording their lives
for all to see.
Denying nothing in order to get it right.
Follow your characters,
listen to their stories,
walk their paths with them,
for it is...all about the journey.