deepundergroundpoetry.com
A Chip off the Ol’ (Writer’s) Block
I want to spill for you,
drenching the page ~
my words of love and hope
coloring those life lessons
I’ve had to learn the hard way,
submerging them
carefully, anxiously
beneath the deep, rich waters
of ordinary moments,
each of all and every one
connected, bonded
I want to give to you
the most beautifully constructed
analogies and metaphors,
woven with expert fingers
into flowing, perfected
lines, measures, stanzas;
I want to inspire you
to move
to love
to risk
to appreciate
yet here I am, with none ~
they’re all tied up
on my tongue,
twisted into things
I never mean to tell you,
and in the dramatic fashion
I’m known for,
I’ve come here to exorcise them
only to find my pen
scratching at the paper
in frustration,
with nothing but my intentions
to show for it
drenching the page ~
my words of love and hope
coloring those life lessons
I’ve had to learn the hard way,
submerging them
carefully, anxiously
beneath the deep, rich waters
of ordinary moments,
each of all and every one
connected, bonded
I want to give to you
the most beautifully constructed
analogies and metaphors,
woven with expert fingers
into flowing, perfected
lines, measures, stanzas;
I want to inspire you
to move
to love
to risk
to appreciate
yet here I am, with none ~
they’re all tied up
on my tongue,
twisted into things
I never mean to tell you,
and in the dramatic fashion
I’m known for,
I’ve come here to exorcise them
only to find my pen
scratching at the paper
in frustration,
with nothing but my intentions
to show for it
Published 21st Apr 2021
Author's Note
NaPo 2021 20/30
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
likes 7
reading list entries 3
comments 8
reads 139
Commenting Preference:
The author encourages honest critique.
21st Apr 2021 4:13pm
22nd Apr 2021 10:24pm
It’s a lot like running; sometimes the process is pretty ugly, but I’m never sorry I made myself do it anyway. Thank you for reading xo.
21st Apr 2021 5:32pm
There's a possibility that i may be wrong, but i don't think there's ever a time you're not inspiring. At least for me, you always are.
This write, right off you brain, of topic and how you put such thoughts into words, is great and definitely did its job countering your last stanza.
This write, right off you brain, of topic and how you put such thoughts into words, is great and definitely did its job countering your last stanza.
22nd Apr 2021 10:24pm
1st May 2021 6:46am
I just went through this ,,, a bad case of it ,,,, months, whats weird is, this is my emotional outlet, yet it was emotional trauma that shut it down. I love this spill Luna and unfortunately it is one hitting home right now. I did manage to spit something out the other day though so hopefully on the upside of this finally.
EXCELLENT SPILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EXCELLENT SPILL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
31st May 2021 6:26pm
It’s a delicate cycle, writing; I’m glad that you are making your way through it as well. Thank you so much for your kind words!
2nd Jun 2021 00:11am
Ok, so you basically have read some of my thoughts when I want to pen something this good and get frustrated myself.
Incredible ink Luna.
Incredible ink Luna.
2nd Jun 2021 4:18am
I think that no matter the individual writer’s process, we have all experienced the frustration of feeling inspired to write when the muse is only half-paying attention. Thank you so much for the read and for the RL, Wally.
