Storylines demanding attention

I snuck out for a bit.

Battle of egos,

 as far as I am concerned.

Each one demanding their proper place,

 while shrugging away the other's claims.

Each being a little more belligerent.

So,

 using the time-honored method of non-capitulation,

I shifted my attention.

I decide to create something new.

I want to let the previous statement sink into the depths of the reader's mind.

The solution to the problem of demanding storylines is to create a new one.

Each unique, 

 but all suffering from the same affliction,

   which of course is a lack of attention.

Hmmm,

  be quiet now.

They might be listening.

 I haven't talked about them for awhile,

   and their demands are growing.

Especially the gnome's.

Reviews

[Lorry]

If I had written this piece Jon, it would most likely be titled thepost-it note avalanche.
I have tried struggling along in inspirations wake, hoping to cheat and catch up before she is ready to return. Now, i live amongst fragments that will one day find a home and feel that warm fuzzy feel of completion. But until then, i daren't movetoo quickly, for fear of creating a draft thatwill become a sticky yellow avalanche, just like in my anxiety dreams. 😀
Ironically, i am always miles from the nearest post-it when it does finally click into place.

[Jon Roggie]

Isn't that the way it usually goes? Storylines crashing down like Poe's House of Usher. For me, they usually come around again, but by then the story has changed!

[Lorry]

Just think of it like a book you are writing against its tv adaptation. They will never be seamless, a bit like the handmaids tale season two being made before the sequel book was released., 😀

[Jon Roggie]

Good point. Game of Thrones is another example. As far as The Handmaid's Tale,I still haven't watched the tv series. I seem to remember a movie with Robert Duvall.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

story lines and poetry inspirations hate it when we ignore them, or put them on the shelf or in the cupboard for safekeeping for a later date...you can hear them growling from behind the door...
like little gnomes...gruff in their displeasure...
we can't avoid them for long.
j.

[Jon Roggie]

All we can do is cajole them, and sneak in a new addition once in awhile.
Jon