DEADENED MIND

The written word,
doesn't need to be.
hung, Drawn altered 
And quartered.

Unless it's written
in poets blood,
Then the perspective
drops with a thud.

From where I sat,
There's no need
to b negative.
I'm positive of that.

I've often thought
Remorsefully,
The written word 
Never comes forcefully.

Crumbled paper,
Thrown across the floor.
As an empty mind,
Tries to write once more.

A dead end mind,
Stymies my right to write.
Tomorrow's another day,
I'll try again another night.




Poetry by Alan J Ripley The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2022-06-04 at 00:05

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Uncle Meridian The PoetBay support member heart!
I like the second stanza a lot! And the whole poem gives us proverbs and apothegms about the art that engender and nourish reflection.
2022-06-04