Speechless – poem by Bruce Whealton
Speechless
Shyness can be like writer’s block
and vice versa…
There are times like this,
right now, when I know,
I have something to say.
I can feel it…
The desire is strong
and yet, I feel speechless…
nothing comes out,
It’s almost like I lost
my capacity to use language.
And all I have
is this internal dialog.
I go to write something
and some critical voice
stops me -
“That’s boring!”
“Start over!”
No, don’t say that.
You think anyone will listen
when that’s the best
you can come up with?
Don’t bother.
And so I say nothing.
You can find my poetry by me at: http://brucewhealton.us
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