BLOCK

Sitting on an empty stage.

Props; this desk and chair.

Light; a screen at which I stare.

 

A performance with no script,

only stage directions;

they direct me to sit.

 

Tense silence

awkard audience

twitch.

 

Impatient

suspense blatent

watching.  Expecting

 

Cruel judgement

first opportunity

testing my immunity

 

This is a play with no script

just an audience to please;

one cast member, me

 

Confidence fails

Biting nails.

 

No encore, no wage.

No typing, no page.

 

No freedom, get back

in your emotional cage.

Reviews

[SHEEMA HUQ]

Consise and animated. I enjoyed reading

[Crow]

The title gave me an idea, accentuated by a wondrous literary image of how I sometimes feel when the verbal well is running dry. Your expression gives the reader a feeling of tension to fulfill a deep desire to produce at will, without results.

Excellent write!

[Dream Weaver]

A clever interpretation on writers block.
Worded exceptional well, nicely done!

[Zara M.]

You might not get it at first glance, but this is actually a poem about writer's block... enjoy :)

[Sujash I. Purna]

very sharp and concise. Great prowess indeed!

[Amit Parmessur]

different subject and theme - excellent one...

[V.B.]

I love the economy of language--never saying more than you need, or less than you should, and all the while painting a stark portrait of a breakdown. I particularly liked "Tense silence / awkard audience / twitch" (Might wanna fix the typo, though!) and "Confidence fails / Biting nails."

Really well written. I'm new here myself, but all the same, welcome to the site!

[cfix]

I can feel the anticipation in this write...
Quite emotional scene.
Very well expressed.