Writer's Block Awaits

The beast

My keyboard is a cinder block
My brain has turned to cake
I'm in that dark and scary place
where writer's block awaits

He's a sneaky thieving demon
My big creative drain
He stuck a straw into my ear
and sucked my little brain

His empty screen stares back at me
when lines and rhymes won't come
He tangles words inside my head
until my skull is numb

He's in the words I never wrote
He's on my empty page
He's the open mic night heckler
who threw up on the stage

He works his evil on this site
when writers disappear
He sells them into slavery
A wicked auctioneer

He's stalking everyone of us
He wants to eat our brains
He's hiding in your closet
He slithers up your drains

Thy wicked demon writer's block
My soul is what you crave
The day I shed this mortal coil
You'll dance upon my grave

Author's Note

He wants all of us

Reviews

[CrochetRie]

Oh the picture you paint about writer's block! LOL Perfect!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you crochetRie

[Mariah Kristen]

Really loved the piece and the picture that you have with it. I feel like I'm fighting a monster sometimes when the words just don't want to come.

[Baby Ricochet]

That's for sure. Thank you

[Eddie Phillips]

He gets most of us too. Loved this poem man. it is a struggle that we all have.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Eddie

[PrettyLittleMockingjayW..]

Loved this! Such a great poem!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you yw

[Marie Owens]

If I could I'd give you a standing ovation. I loved this! The picture made me laugh because it's so true, and I love how writer's block is now "the beast."

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you marie.

[Jazz Newport Green]

I totally agree with you Marie! This deserves a standing ovation! Excellent write. This is going in my favorites list. : )

[Mark]

Heh I ignore the hell out of him. Doesn't do much good but I feel better. This write is the most entertaining piece about writer's block I've ever read. Well done my friend!

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you mark

[Gleb Zavlanov]

This is a great poem! I've experienced, like all writers a bit of writer's block and from what I've read, you've pretty much nailed the very uncomfortable feeling. Great job!

[Hatchling]

Great piece. Writers block is a pain

[Baby Ricochet]

Yes it is. Thank you

[Baby Ricochet]

Yes it is. Thank you

[Baby Ricochet]

Yes it is. Thank you

[Hatchling]

You're welcome

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

He can have us all, but he'll never win my darling! great piece.

[Baby Ricochet]

Thank you Thomas

[novicepoet]

Love it! This is something every writer can relate to. I am curious, any reason you wrote "he's stalking everyone of us" instead of "he's stalking every one of us"?

[Baby Ricochet]

I don't know. Thank you for reading novice poet. I appreciate you stopping by