Runaway

A Poem by SimpleMind

That awkward moment you have so many thoughts you want to convey, and you suddenly ran out of words

Oh !

I hate it

I hate you!

I want to write

But why can’t you flow?

The pen, whole day I gnaw

But my paper’s still as white as snow

C’mon!

Don’t be tough on me

I know you’re there

Hello…hello?

Can you hear me?

Oh Jesus!

The words

They’re no longer here

Did they, oh God

Ran away from me?

Come back!

Words…please all come back

My voice, my poetry

Oh God please save me!

What did I do?

Why bestow me this penalty?

Why, oh my

Condemn me?

Write! Oh write

I want to write

My stories

They want to come out

The story, my story

Oh I am very sorry

Please, my poetry

Wait patiently

I’ll go search for the words

Who ran away

© 2013 SimpleMind

Author's Note

I was excited because I finally decided to try my luck into writing a novel. I actually had the entire story in my mind. But when I tried to write it down, I was completely dumbfounded when I found out that I have the story but I don't have the words.

The next day, I decided to write a children's story instead. It's about Colo, a frog, who believes that he was a prince before becoming a frog. But of course, he's a real frog and being a human is a fantasy he made by myself. Then in the end, I will add a moral lesson: You can dream high and big, but don't forget who you really are.

But then again, I wasn't able to write it down. Reason? I ran out of words.

Holy~ it's so devastating :(