With one of my pen names,
I’ve played it very safe.
I didn’t post anything too controversial,
anything that might create a fuss
in Romanceland
and possibly damage relationships.
Then my latest release bombed.
I realized that
I didn’t have much to lose.
If I continue to play it safe,
I’ll continue to have
lower than needed sales.
These lower than needed sales
will do more damage
to relationships
than speaking my mind will.
The only way
to snag the exposure I need
is to do or say or make
something no one else
has the balls
to do or say or make.
Controversy is a good thing.
It means we’re making a change
in the world,
a change not everyone agrees with
because not everyone will ever
embrace change.