The Writer and the Blood Inked Quill

The Writer and the Blood Inked Quill

By: Adam M. Snow

 

The candle flickered by a passing gentle breeze;

My quill dries up leaving not I at ease.

My words upon page now left to hang.

A reader's disappointment, now a writer's pang.

Misery held me as time stood still,

My heart has fallen because my mind is ill.

I stare at blank page as all words elude me,

I can't help to wonder, "How could this be?"

Torment follows as night falls victim to dread;

My ink once black now turns blood red.

I wrote my soul upon each page,

As time ticks by with every age.

The word itself scream an agony scream;

I, the writer without a dream.

But what bedevils myself to write,

Elude me once more with the fall of night.

My nightly whimper comes with a toll,

My life upon the page, now bearing my soul.

Reviews

[Ripple of Aqua]

This was so... (something more than dramatic, maybe along the lines of romantic sacrifice? Some feeling like that?) the way you posed yourself as the bareer of all of those empty pages glaring in accusion at you as a writer draws a blank. The way your readers are dismayed and longing at what you yourself can't find. It's more than poetic here, this is truth. As its most beautiful form.

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I don't think the world has seen the likes of you! You my good sir are pure genious through every line and verse, from intense writing as such to soft poetry! Awesome job!

[Adam M. Snow]

Thank you

[Nath]

Beautiful poem, excellent flow!
Writers block is a horrible affliction and you captured the aching longing to find the right words to pen whatever needs to be written perfectly.
Brilliant work!

[Perfect Mistake]

Very intense and intersting. Many emotions clashing together within this. I loved the rhyming that you did in this. Good work :3

[Poetic Beauty]

A writer pours his/hers heart and soul out onto the paper with words that flow from deep inside and when the crit. is to harsh it can make us bleed in places that no one can see. I love the ink turned red and bearing of my soul is a great line as well.

[MOON]

Writers block beautifully penned.

[nigrum homonculus]

i can relate to this as i am going through it now. wrote this very well done.

[Southern Cross]

Writer's block makes us all feel helpless at times. I only write when the muse invades my soul strong enough to produce what I hope will be a well written piece. Your poem is descriptive of those momentary fears.

[Mockingbird]

i can relate to writer's block. very pretty poem.

[Jazmen]

I respect the hell out of poetry about writers block. Nice work, you write beautifully.

[Katrina Mckeown]

well penned ,such poetic truth and use of imagery. Thank-you for sharing! )