I’ve always written a journal, with poetry and prose. I felt that after being published 5 yeraas running back to back, I wanted to FEEL what I was writing. I was a dancer, and felt the need for flow and the immersion by closing your eyes and being completely exposed to what you are hearing. How much it moves you, in different directions. I approached my publisher and told him Im only writing lyric s now….he has been extremley supportive through and through. He asked me for 1 line, I said “YOU ARE LIKE LOVE ON A TEARDROP” and said I have 2!!! SO “WITH EYES CLOSED OR OPENWIDE” was meant to go somewhere else initially. He says he has still been blown away withe the lyrics since then, and I just keep going