Writer's Block

My mind’s at a blank

I want to write but I can’t

Whether with a pen in my hand

Or my fingers positioned above the keyboard

The words don’t come

I close my eyes for inspiration

Or read something for motivation

Or head outside for stimulation

But the paper lays bare

A few phrases now and then

Only to be erased in the end

Then when I least expect it

Like when I’m ironing my shirt

Or singing in the shower

I get something

A small sliver of an idea

I ponder on it more

And soon it leads to more questions

And the idea expands

It leads me to my plot

And soon enough the thought’s there

I’ve grasped it

I grab for the nearest piece of paper at hand

And scribble this small idea I have

The words flow out at a gentle pace

Going and going till it leads to the end

At last!

There’s my piece and my mind’s exhausted

But my hand still wants to flow

And a stirring lingers at the back of my mind

What do I write next?

Soon enough I’m back to the start.

My mind’s at a blank

I want to write but I can’t

Reviews

[StarSandwich]

Hahahaa this happends alot :/

[Krystal Nicole]

Great poem!! That's exactly how I feel sometimes. Ill sit down to write but the words dnt come. 100!100

[∂αʌ<..]

aww...thats what i have exactly now...it will be one week i havent written anything!...and i just cant get even a little bit of inspiration!
my musie is sleeping...pffff.......anyway, this was a verry good poem to which i can relate easily!

[Sunni Davis]

Ugh..every writers enemy! I call it "adrift mode" just because it sounds nicer but that doesnt change the frustration of it. I think your poem expresses that frustration very well. And I liked how you found your inspration, only to be back at the start again. Thats usually the way it goes.

[Ruth]

Nothing more frustrating!
I always find a poem can come from a block though, as in here! lol
Wonderfully penned!
xx

[Raven Starhawk]

In my opinion I think every writer goes through this from time to time. It is a agonizing time that just seems to frustrate. This was a good poem though.

[Kenneth The Poet]

I hate writer's block, but my version falls into the realm of laziness more than anything else.

[The fallen of innocence]

i have this feeling every time i want to write a story of some sort, in the end, many of my shorts stories are incomplete. many writers feel like this and u were able to make a poem from an experience that most writers have troubles with. good job and i hope u will go far

[Cherrie Palmer]

writers block is a Code Blue for a story

[Branch Isole]

Too common a distraction to our desires as writers penned here.