My life as a scribbler

Doubt.

My life as a scribbler

I think

I write

I contemplate

I decide

I post

I'm unsure

I debate

Should I delete it?

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Then...

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A comment,

it's good.

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I'll leave it.

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Revision?

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I should have waited 

longer.

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I never learn.

Author's Note

The site has decided to leave out the intended spaces between each line. Sorry.

Reviews

[Dave Brown]

just bumped into this which is so true
just never know what kind of a reception is waiting

[Relic]

Thanks for the read, Dave.

[Cassie]

I have come to learn that the poems that we really doubt end up to be the best

[Relic]

Very true. Thank you, Cassie.

[Marina]

Self doubt is the devilish muse that sits on the other shoulder of any writer; whispering all negatives that make us question what we create. Personally I use the doubt to push myself to try harder and write better and it is something I apply to other areas of life, too. It's just part of the job description and you described it well. 💛

[Relic]

Thanks very much for your comment, Marina. :)

[Neville]

.... well welcome to my world .. well n truly well penned :)

[Relic]

Thank you, Neville. :)

[John the Baptist]

I think all writers deal with this problem in one way or another. It is most upsetting after you've already posted and then realize something needs revising. An annoyance indeed; on the other hand, it's better than block.

[Relic]

It is. Thank you John. :)

[Stella Armour]

i am just the same lol, and it isn't until i have reviews that i decide i need to edit the whole thing.. what a dilemma ... should have not posted it so soon but there you are, can't wait to share lol

[Relic]

haha, Thanks for your thoughts, Stella. :)

[Tate Morgan]

Dont we all have these days Now and then?

[Relic]

For me it's more now than ever.
Thanks for reading Tate. :)

[Tate Morgan]

oh we all do it. Its normal for humans.

[adelin03]

im not realy in position to reveiw anything. so i will just comment my imediate reaction. this text remind me of myself. not nessesserely writeing but well evrything i guess.. i think the term is "second guessing" ourselfs. and now im thinkeing i shouldnt post my comment.. :) wonderful poem

[Relic]

lol Your comment gets a 100 from me, adelin03. And you're right, I do second guess myself. I skipped putting that phrase in because I...well...second guessed myself. 😁
thanks for the comment.

[adelin03]

i enjoyed reading it so thank you for shareing 🙏

[Relic]

You're quite welcome. :)

[Ballpark Frank]

I feel you there! I've deleted a lot of stuff here.

[Relic]

haha, so have I. Thanks for reading, Frankie. :)

[Chris]

Chuckling... formats are readily correctable as are typo and spellings. The text boxes here can fudge one's entries, hence it is always a fair idea to select unpublish, then select the work to SEE it and visibly check format and the rest. Then select edit and make the corrections. Corrections made in the text box tend to stay put. But you can check and make sure... or even update your thoughts. THEN publish.

The piece you have here is sooooo real. Well done.

[Relic]

Thanks for the info, Chris. And thanks for reading. :)

[Chris]

Worth the pause AND the read!

[Relic]

Unfortunately it didn't work. ha Tried 3 times. The site doesn't like me I guess. :)

[Chris]

chuckling here... life does happen around you.

[Relic]

It wasn't always like that. It used to like me a lot. It would whisper "don't worry, we got ya covered." Now it ignores me and talks to other people. :)

[Chris]

Now THAT is a good one.

[Relic]

hahaha, I had to improvise. :)

[Chris]

I like you... the writes, the style, hell the CLASS. Good seeing you man.

[Relic]

Thanks so much, Chris. The same here. :)