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The Old Lament -- The Writers Block

Posted: Apr 15, 2009 Wed 09:04 pm     Views: 262    Interacts: 7

Boundaries appear
and great walls stand tall
all around my thoughts
to confine me within
a certain limit
which I cannot cross
to prey on words
and feed the white sheets
for my survival

Unable to fetch
fresher signs of life
I'll keep munching on
the cliched thoughts,
scribbling the old lament --
the writers block,
hoping for the walls
to crumble, waiting
for a lot of new stock
to write till the end.


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Latest comments
Posted by Optimistic_Aadil on Monday April 20, 2009 10:26 pm
Thank you sir! I'm glad you liked it :)
Posted by quin on Saturday April 18, 2009 05:50 am
brilliant ...
regardless of that block, these are nicely flowing thoughts,
much enjoyed
Posted by Optimistic_Aadil on Friday April 17, 2009 01:37 am
Hey, thanks for the positivity! :)
Posted by Delirium on Friday April 17, 2009 01:34 am
Keep trying, thinking and exploring. The walls would crumble hopefully.
Posted by Optimistic_Aadil on Thursday April 16, 2009 10:11 pm
Thank you both, nice guys! :)
Posted by khakiflash on Thursday April 16, 2009 01:29 am
Yes, you've scored a bullseye there - especially interesting since the subject matter you've chosen self-evidently does not apply to the body of this piece.
Posted by hitman on Thursday April 16, 2009 12:09 am
A nice depiction of the writer block situation.

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