Sunday, January 22, 2006

writer's lock

in the attempt to redefine myself, as a poet, a writer and a human being, i haven't been writing much.... out of choice. let's call it "writer's lock". the occassional scribble does take place and, in the interest of continued sharing, below is a recent, incomplete, one. i committed to sharing to process as opposed to merely the final, polished 'product', and so:

throat clogged
heart choked
eyes glazed
mind hazed
hands tremble
spirit confused
early morning blues
i ... i ... i have so much to say
the words get in the way
i stutter
stammer
forget how to form structure
i know this
it's there
lurking
hiding
primed
i think
i can speak
i need a plan
i think therefore i am ................................................

i am cold
very cold ..................................

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

And in these words, we meet again. I would call it writer's "luck", not "lock" because this is really beautiful.
More Peace Kojo...............

Anonymous said...

have to agree with helen. the fact that you can write something that makes sense whn you think you have writers lock/block is amazing?