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Free verse № 76404

Lines and half lines

Member since 2002 · Posted 25 Nov 2003 · 4 comments

I tear the sheet Crumple Throw It into a corner. I try to write A line I write A line Scratch it out Write again Try to write Scratch it out Tear out the sheet Crumple Throw It into the corner. I chew my pen Think Of a line Half a line A longer line A complete line I write Hesitant Unsure Fingers trembling Expectant Scared A word Half a line But not a line I scratch it out Tear out The sheet Crumple Throw It into the corner. The pile Of crumpled sheets Containing just A line Half a line mounts steadily. I am stuck Cannot think Of a word Half a line A line Tear out the page A blank sheet Like my mind Blank Still struggling For words Half a line A complete line.

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4 comments

[10] Dan garcia-Black 25-Nov-03/11:30 AM Reply
Been there. You make a great stone soup.
[6] Jeremi B. Handrinos 25-Nov-03/4:28 PM Reply
Glue the pile? To your face.
[4] kingit 26-Nov-03/8:44 AM Reply
You need to be mounted! (leave "IT" alone) on a ceiling
[8] pete 18-Jun-07/3:10 PM Reply
...i think she's got it .... a self referential poem that leaps about with brilliant humour ! .......