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Afraid to Write
July 2, 2010
Afraid to write
To let the pen's black blood pour--
And clot
In the face of my want
Of mind and of age
Afraid to taint
A page that had potential that
I lack--
To form some lines of genius
An Emily Dickinson twist
Afraid of the shame
The stinging probing
Of revisiting my poor verses
After gaining--after trudging--
Through more years and more pages
Afraid to pretend
That I know this blank territory
Well enough to guide my pen
Through its neatly lined streets
Yet afraid to wait
Afraid to be afraid
Lest the blank, accusing page
Outlives my timid pen.
© Yu Kun Z., Toronto, ON, Canada
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splinterstar BRONZE said...
on Aug. 10 2010 at 4:53 pm
I can totally relate to this. :)
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