June 6, 2011
No excuse
Don’t tell me
you are not inspired.
That is no excuse.
Creativity doesn’t land;
it is earned.
So wrench your eyelids open
cackle at the keyboard
stomp your feet
and
force
the
words
together.
You feel like you’re piling
stone upon stone
making nothing but an ugly
mountain of rock
but
from the top of it
at the end of a sweaty hour
suddenly a staggering view
a gift
a story unravels
for you
but not of you.
Write fast
creativity is not yours
to waste.
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The last resort: when you aren’t inspired to write a poem, write about not being inspired. It ALWAYS works.
ReplyCella Mondegrine
Oct 8, 2012
I LOVE THIS! I occasionally write poetry, its not until i read something like this it reminds me why I do and why i should keep trying xxx
Replykaren clydesdale
May 30, 2012
I hope you don’t mind but I just popped this up on the projector- my high school students are writing free verse novellas and it seemed so apt.
ReplyThey are loving your inspiration! Thank you!
Kristy Arthurson
Feb 21, 2012
This is so alarmingly true. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read something I wrote, after I “come to”, and I think “who wrote that?”
Replycupcakemurphy
Jun 10, 2011
Perfectly timed words. Again!
ReplyJanice MacLeod
Jun 10, 2011
I love this. I think I need to print it out and keep it at my desk.
ReplyMel Heth
Jun 8, 2011
I hear that one!
ReplyI need a gentle kick in the ass to get writing!
Thanks!
Jill MacGregor
Jun 7, 2011
thanks for the kick in the ass! ;0)
ReplyBeth
Jun 7, 2011
I’m with you. Keep laying the letters down. Plus you’re perfect. And that’s final.
Chester Horlicks
ReplyWilly, North Carolina
Pete
Jun 6, 2011