The Demon

For all you aspiring writers who struggle with writer's block, here is a poem for you...

Writer’s block, it’s the worst

It feels like I am under a curse

All I want is to write a stanza or two

But as of now, my mind hasn’t a clue

I bite my lip, so frustrated I could scream

This excruciating brain clog is getting too extreme

I’m a writer, and this I know for certain!

Even so, this false insecurity proceeds to worsen

It taunts me, saying, “You’ll always be worthless”

I close my eyes and think, no, I have a purpose

It laughs and sneers at me, causing my anger to rise

My confidence is restored and I refuse to listen to its lies

“True, you might have a hold of me now,” I taunt in return

“But I’ll overpower you, the wheels have already begun to churn

You see, I wrote this poem off the top of my head

And now, the words that were stuck have indeed begun to spread!

I cry out in triumph at this very poem that I have created

It might not be my best, but at least the demon's ego is deflated

So hah! Take that, you ugly, paralyzing self-doubt

I smile and say, “Go to hell, and please never come out!”

Reviews

[Nobody Now]

*Grins*

Like this a lot. To anyone self doubt is defiantly a demon. As for writers block, I can say I've subscribed to so agony at times. It made me think of how I then do stream of consciousness pieces in order to break out of the rut. Which if you did just pull this from your noggin on the fly to write, you did the same. Best cure I know of. Like the wording, the rhymes seem a bit forced sometimes, which skews the rhythm slightly also. I think as an overall this is a brilliant piece.

Somewhere in my Book of Shadows I have a few pieces like this to the demons I have faced and how to be rid of them.

Bravo,
Roman

[Harley Rose]

I love the flow of it and your connection of your self doubt with a demon...

[quinfinn]

oh, i have been here so many times, and that first little drizzle of wit that comes seeping out of your brain (or heart) is like releasing a lightning bolt of pleasure! well done!

[Courtney]

I've definitely been there before, writers block truly is evil. You explained the feeling perfectly. Good write.

[Distant horizons]

:-)
I think we have all been there before. And to write a write on writers block, to defeat writers block, kudos.

[Carolann Dowsett]

This is so goood, how well do we writers relate to this, especially the self doubt that seems to tag along with this type of creative talent. Awesome poem.

[The Dreamer]

oh i can relate tot his very well - sometimes i feel drained of inspiration , its as if my mind is a blank page - but it dos come back after a while. sometimes i write something and later when i read it , i feel its worthless! n' i did the exact same thing - i wrote about it - i wrote a poem about my disappointment :D

[Leigh]

You have summarised this condition well. By writing about it you may have solved your problem, this might be the one that gets you going again, nice rhyming, well written, I enjoyed it very much.

[Brazen]

a good poet doesn't let writers block get them down.. they write about it! LOL nice job..

[N!LoC]

forget about it.... u will get inspired when u do... just don't sit around worrying about it... maybe your artistic soul is telling u to take a writers vacation !

[~*~Peace Keeper~*~]

haha nice write about writer's block

Good Job