My Bill of Writes

Once again

My Bill of Writes

 

 

You have the right to remain

silent as you wait for your Muse

to appear like a stain

as you’re paying your dues.

 

You can declare I know my writes;

but you have not sung the blues

in smoky clubs on chilly nights

until you’ve gathered all the clues

 

left carelessly scattered about,

fallen from the minds of blessed friends

late in the evening when they flout

the bartender’s rule that never mends

 

the write you have for seeking counsel

appointed you by this secret court

who’ll scream to the judge with broken tonsils

Your Honour he claims the right to abort

 

this misbegotten unwanted pain

that has plagued him since his Time

began, but now he says he will refrain

putting pen to paper in another rhyme.

 

Reviews

[Lydia Shutter]

Wonderful words, Ted. Yes, we have the write to remain silent when the muse decides we have that write....it's all up to the muse, is it not? Writing about writer's block always seems to work...I think it is foreplay for the muse! LOL I enjoyed this one. Lydi**

[Ted Kniffen]

Thanks for reading, Lydi, I appreciate the thoughts.

[barleygirl]

This is brilliant on many levels. Your extended "courtroom" metaphor is strong & vivid & imaginative. I love the slightly tortured-writer motif as a playful dance with our various writing ups & downs. Your writing is not reflective of any writing blockage, however, and I love your message that pure LIVING is the best fodder to serve one's muse *smile* Fondly, Margie

[Ted Kniffen]

Bgirl, thank you for reading. It's true that I have never really struggled with writers block, I suppose my issue is quite the opposite and my muse causes me to develop diarrhea of the mind, so if poetry is at a standstill I turn to short stories or plays or novels.
There is always something silly brewing up there.

Even that Halloween thing you've got going.

[barleygirl]

I also have many more ideas than the patience to spill them properly! *wink! wink!* Many notebooks filled with idea scribbles . . . I could write from now till the cows come home!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I've always found the best way to juggle writer's block is to simply write about it. What could it hurt, right? It's like trying to start a stalled engine. You've just gotta keep feeding the fumes It'll turn, eventually!

[Ted Kniffen]

Thanks for reading, Kelly, I appreciate the comments.

[Lorry]

This is brilliant Ted. Such an original spin on writing, or lack of. I use these muse-less times to write about these barren spells, and it always seems that the muse has a lot to say on this subject, but never as eloquent or original as this.

[Ted Kniffen]

Thanks for reading, Lorry, I appreciate it. The Muse is a playful sort, isn't she?

[Lorry]

She is a little minx. :)