There is Dust on my Mind and on the Wall

Here is a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryqLr9ehn7Q

There is dust on
the wall.
I watch it hang in
little wisps.
I’m distracted by  
everything.

All of it.

The small and large
items of life have me
chasing my tail, and avoiding  
the pen.

I postpone writing, like I’m
ending a bad relationship.
I avoid the tough
conversation.
I dance with impotence and
procrastination, like they are
lovely women.

I need to write.
I must create.
But there is an  
antagonist at work in the
trivial details of my
existence.
It smells like copper.
It hides the ink from  
my mind.

It would rather I do
anything else:
promote
market
masturbate
dream
sleep
eat
watch TV
or sometimes,
just stare at the
dust on the wall.

Author's Note

I have been building a website to promote my writing, it's a tedious process.
www.thomaswcase.com

My book Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems is available on Amazon.com.

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

I know that antagonist. He writes my excuses for me. Irks me when he says "lazy b*****d" when I accept them.

[Poetic Beauty]

I have always been a person to stare at things. I find fascination in small intricate details. We have a texture plaster ceiling and when I’m in corpse pose for yoga I will stare at it finding shapes and lines.

I do understand the procrastination of writing and staring blankly when sitting to write. My focus isn’t on what it should be and I have to pick up the pen and look at the paper; making myself begin sometimes

[Vol]

Thomas...
When I stare at things these days, what distracts me most is this school of swimming floaters in my eyes... but You are right, sometimes there is so much out there, we have to trip and fall down to escape the constant bombardment for just long enough to write about it and hope it won't be to far in the future...
Vol

[Ookpik]

I feel I'm always trying to shake off the block - one session to the next, it seems, I'm constantly just trying to outwit myself.

Big respect to your work, Thomas, and congrats on two years!

-Ook

[Dylan Macadham]

This is a damn fine poem for one who's blocked!!!😃

[Chris Shaw]

The dust is temporary. It will dissipate and new inspiration will be found. A powerful write Thomas.

Chris

[red93]

Great Work again Thomas, we must cut thru the dust to get to the gold. Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[MCS]

Thomas, I believe many of us are feeling this way. It's difficult not to be affected by the deluge of BS. For me at times I feel like I can’t take in air. As always, a great piece of writing, my friend.