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Poets Block
July 2, 2009
I can’t write about love
Because I’m not in it,
And I can’t write about victory
Since I never win it,
I can’t write about hate
I have nothing suppressed,
I won’t write about sadness
When I’m not depressed,
I won’t write that I’m happy
That’s not the case,
I won’t write about mistakes
That I can’t erase,
I won’t write about stupidity
If I know I’m smart,
I won’t write about cruelty
When I have a heart,
I won’t write about anything
Since I have a choice,
But I will write when I want
Because I do have a voice.
© Alexis B., Pittsburgh, PA
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This article has 7 comments.
beautifuldreamer GOLD said...
on Aug. 22 2010 at 9:50 pm
this is so perfect! i know exactly what you mean! but you took one amazing idea for the idea-less so now i have to think of an original idea to write about because im in the same predicament as the poet in this instance
AudienceofOne BRONZE said...
on Jul. 26 2009 at 9:13 pm
I can't get over how much I love this poem!!! I wish I wrote it!!!!
AudienceofOne BRONZE said...
on Jul. 17 2009 at 4:18 pm
Woah. This is one of the best poems I have read on this website. I seriously hope it gets into the magazine, because it is simple, beautiful, and totally speaks of you, as a person, which is one of the major reasons that someone writes, which is to express themselves. And here you've done it in a poem that is about having nothing to write about. Which is pretty darn good, if I do say so myself. Five stars!
inloveconfused said...
on Jul. 11 2009 at 6:30 pm
i like your style of poetry i write like this sometimes to look at my poem life
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