Poem about writers block

This following poem is a free verse poem talking about writers block and the best way to overcome it. It is something that plagues all creative folk at times. Some more than others. Well this poem for me states the most obvious solutions to the problem but that probably depends on your own outlook. Here is the poem in both video and written format.

Writer’s block

Sometimes we sit, stare at the page.
Words fail to explode.
This curse afflicts every creative soul.
The endeavour seems blurred.
It is nothing more than a state of mind.
The dreaded ‘can’t’.
It builds such a wall.
We wonder if we are up to the task.
We feel compelled to ask “do I have anything worth saying?”
Of course, If we don’t say it how shall we ever know?
There is a cure for writer’s block.
It’s a cure that sits comfortably upon the edge of a cliff top.
It’s a cure that looks out upon a world full of life and creative opportunity.
It’s a cure that brings all of the elements under the control of the creator.
It’s a cure that brings satisfaction at taking in the beauty that others simply do not see.
It’s a cure that all of us can conquer simply with a click of our fingers.
It’s a cure, a truth that few of us wish to accept.
The cure is called arrogance.
We possess arrogance for a reason.
Used in the right context, it is the most useful trait to own.
If we convince ourselves that the mountain can be moved simply by the strength within our ego.
It can.
So stop looking at that page thinking ‘can’t’.
Start looking at that page thinking ‘pffffff’.

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