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The Muses (Free verse) by crooked_smile
The muses
have gone on vacation
and Iâm sitting here
trying to write
something good,
but I canât.
That spark,
that ignition
that burst of genius,
or even that
small flicker of okay
just isnât coming.
Iâm beginning to form the hypothesis
that maybe today is not
a good day for writing.
I have been sitting at my computer,
staring at the blank screen for roughly an hour now,
and if I correctly judge the laws of physics,
itâs going to stay blank until I come up with
something to write.
Itâs ironic that the more freedom you have to write
whatever you want
the less able you are to write.
Give me some lines, or box,
or even a three dimensional octagon
and Iâll do just fine.
But set me free to explore the inner depths
of my writing soul,
and I suddenly go all stupid.
I suppose, its like trying to ask
someone to push the envelope,
before the mail has even come.
Maybe itâs just to early in the morning,
for writing.
My brain is feeling a little fuzzy,
and I do have some sleep in my eyes.
I think I will go out and stand in the sun for a while,
letting the outstretched rays of warmth
envelope me.
Perhaps I will listen to the birds,
singing,
or the wind whistling,
or the children laughing,
letting loose babbling rivers of mirth.
And even if I canât find the words to write
a poem, this morning,
it wont particularly matter
because at that particular moment
I think perhaps,
that the world will become
a poem.
and I will be stuck in the middle.
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