Writer's Block

by shiney1

Published May 22, 2011

In Acrostic Poems

Spoiler! :
Yes, while writing this I had writer's block, and I am not sure if it is gone. It has been driving me mad, as I have never has it before. Every word of this poem is true for me. Hope you like.



Wearing your mind thin; trying to
Recall a thought, a feeling, an emotion to
Inspire you, but coming up short.
This is the viscous cycle that is spinning me.
Even as I write this down, no
Real thoughts form to help me figure out the next
'Sentence's outpouring.

Be there a cure, for this
Leprosy? For it is eating me from the inside
Out like some God-forsaken disease. It's frustrating,
Crushing my creativity and silencing both my
Knowledge and soul.


Thanks for reading!

Comments & reviews · 5
futrwrighter422 wrote a review Review · May 24, 2011

That was sooooo good. I can relate; last year i had writer's block for over four months and i thought i was going to die from all my pent up creativity. And i thought the acrostic was a good idea, definitely different and it ties the whole thing together. Really good language, it flowed well. Overall i'd say it was a pretty fine poem.

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MiRaCLeS
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MiRaCLeS wrote a review Review · May 23, 2011

Hello shiney1!

I can see that you've thought about this, you've thought about which words to use so that it fits in with the across-stick and doesn't sound forced. I think that you did very well with fitting the across-stick together and keeping the flow.

However, I do think that the line breaks seems choppy and a little bit sudden. But, I don't know how to fix that as you're writing an across-stick and the if you change the line breaks, then the whole poem would be rendered pointless.

Also, I think a little 'show' would be good as well. At the moment you're telling us everything and I think that this poem can be enhanced if you do a bit more 'show' and less 'tell'. Show us about how no meaningful words fill the paper or something.

Other than that, I think this is quite good really, the sentences flow well, the words you use aren't just randomly chosen, but rather ones that deliver across a strong meaning. And as said before, you've managed to fit it all in brilliantly without killing the flow :).

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StoryWeaver13
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StoryWeaver13 wrote a review Review · May 23, 2011

Cool, I wrote a poem like that only with "cherry stems" on the side, and I always thought that was a cool challenge. Definitely have to say, whether your writer's block is cured or not, you've at least cured momentarily because this is really good! I get a little sick of poems about writing (we all write them, don't we?) but this one was pretty refreshing. I definitely liked the imagery and personality reflected in it.
Keep writing,
~*StoryWeaver

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Sassykat
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Sassykat wrote a review Review · May 23, 2011

Whhoooooaaaahhhh. I can totally feel your frustration. This was incredibly creative! I loved it! I think viscous is an unbelievably perfect word for it. Heehee. I think the only critique-y thing I have for you is that I don't think you intended to put an apostrophe before "sentence's outpouring." Love your avatar, by the way, I have a similar: Why is apostrophe such a long word, when the thing is an almost nonexistent mark that most people forget to use anyway?

Loved it. Awesom-saucy job.



An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that life's going to launch you into something great, so just focus and keep aiming.
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