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Writer's Blocks

September 28, 2011
By SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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&quot;I have a life. I just choose to ignore it.&quot;<br /> -one of my friends

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Writer’s blocks,
Huge stone slabs of doubt,
Tricking you like a fox,
Giving hesitation the time to sprout.

Don’t flinch,
From that slab,
It want’s to see you wince,
See you sucked dry and drab.

No,
Take the mallet,
Of perseverance,
And swing,
Chip away at the obstacle,
And feel inspiration spark and zing.
Squash doubt’s growing weed,

© Arturo Y., Tracy, CA

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I thought it would be interesting to do a piece on writer's block, but instead change the idea into something solid.
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Nella.Girl97 BRONZE said...
on Apr. 24 2014 at 11:16 am
Nella.Girl97 BRONZE, Ashland, Wisconsin
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Descibes ur title perfectly! Amazing!
Rolledthestone SILVER said...
on Mar. 24 2013 at 9:59 am
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&quot;You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother&rsquo;s eye.&quot; (Matthew 7:5) and &quot;All the poeple who supported slavery were free, all the people who support abortion live...&quot;

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writers block is like staring at a blank slab. It takes a lot of strength to swing something at it and break through. Obviously you did and you swang well. That blank slab had no chance ;)
SecretFlame PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 20 2013 at 9:32 pm
SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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It is indeed xD
Mckay ELITE said...
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Ah, writers' block—every writer's worst yet inevitable emeny. I find myself relating to his poem.
Wildflower30 SILVER said...
on Jan. 11 2012 at 12:19 am
Wildflower30 SILVER, Kolkata, Other
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Haha. Amazing. I loved the way you described writers' block as a Block. :D
SecretFlame PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 20 2011 at 1:48 pm
SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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Thank you :)
Neytiri GOLD said...
on Dec. 20 2011 at 1:44 pm
Neytiri GOLD, Hilo, Hawaii
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WOAH!! You certainly didn't have writer's block writing this one! It's brilliant! Well done hun!! OMG it's AWESOME!!
SecretFlame PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 22 2011 at 8:15 pm
SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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&quot;I have a life. I just choose to ignore it.&quot;<br /> -one of my friends

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Thanks :)        
Phoenixx GOLD said...
on Oct. 22 2011 at 8:14 pm
Phoenixx GOLD, Toronto, Other
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I saw your post in the writers worksop and decided to read. My favorite was your last stanza :D
Love.Hate.Passion. said...
on Oct. 7 2011 at 11:28 pm
Love.Hate.Passion., Spring Valley, Illinois
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Five stars , all I have to say :)
nikkigonefishin GOLD said...
on Oct. 4 2011 at 3:05 pm
nikkigonefishin GOLD, Los Angeles, California
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Awesome! Finally my feelings about writer's block have been written. Thank you for curing my writers block about writers block!
divingforreality GOLD said...
on Oct. 3 2011 at 12:44 am
divingforreality GOLD, Fontana, California
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I agree too. Your imagery is amazing and brings back the beginning of writing and what it's like every day for me as of late.
Garnet77 PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 2 2011 at 12:23 am
Garnet77 PLATINUM, Sinagpore, Other
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I really love the imagery in this. You described writer's block perfectly! I don't know if you meant 'wants' to have an apostrophe in the second stanza though... But other than that, great job! :)
SecretFlame PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 1 2011 at 11:32 pm
SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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&quot;I have a life. I just choose to ignore it.&quot;<br /> -one of my friends

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Thanks!       
ReadWriteBreathe PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 1 2011 at 11:30 pm
ReadWriteBreathe PLATINUM, Pocatello, Idaho
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This is really good. It's very inspiring and helpful. I like the line 'take the mallet of perserverance' The only critique i have is to put a colon in the first line after writers block.
SecretFlame PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 1 2011 at 11:20 pm
SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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&quot;I have a life. I just choose to ignore it.&quot;<br /> -one of my friends

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Thank you!
SecretFlame PLATINUM said...
on Oct. 1 2011 at 11:20 pm
SecretFlame PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
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Thank you!
LaceeJade GOLD said...
on Oct. 1 2011 at 11:18 pm
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I think everyone on here can relate to writers block i know i can. I love what you did with the idea! Very different and incredible. Great work!
Hazel-daisy GOLD said...
on Oct. 1 2011 at 6:35 pm
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i like the language you've used. I get the feeling that its one of though poems you have to read a couple of times to get the full effect. But its relatable! Good job :)