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Heartbreak and Writer's Block

February 10, 2011
By Vidra PLATINUM, Midlothian, Virginia
Vidra PLATINUM, Midlothian, Virginia
46 articles 17 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I write only because
There is a voice within me
That will not be still.”
-Sylvia Plath


I can’t write about heartbreak.

I am heartbroken, but I can’t put it down on paper.

My fingers fail to hold the pencil,

And all I can do is cry.

Usually my feeling are splashed across the page in bright colors,

But right now, in this moment, the page is blank.

The only things splashed across it are my tears.

This air I am inhaling is stagnant,

It’s like breathing smoke and sadness.

It is funny, how writer’s block creeps into my brain when I am most

Innocent,

Angry,

Emotional,

Weak.

The words won’t come to me.

I’ve crumpled and trashed 30 empty sheets of paper already.

That is also how my heart feels too.

Ripped,

Slashed,

Used,

Hurt.

Mostly hurt.

I just feel this overwhelming sense of pain and speechlessness.

But I can’t put it on paper because if I did,
It would become true.



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on Mar. 25 2011 at 9:00 pm
HaleyDRog. GOLD, Easley, South Carolina
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Favorite Quote:
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on. -Robert Frost

This is such a good piece. I really liked how you tied heartache with writers block. It really gives your piece a unique perspective. Nice job!

Vidra PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 13 2011 at 8:53 pm
Vidra PLATINUM, Midlothian, Virginia
46 articles 17 photos 89 comments

Favorite Quote:
“I write only because
There is a voice within me
That will not be still.”
-Sylvia Plath

Thanks! And I'm really glad you can relate. :)

on Mar. 6 2011 at 9:29 pm
XxDream_in_ColorxX SILVER, Ocean Springs, Mississippi
8 articles 0 photos 81 comments

Favorite Quote:
“It is easy to forget how full the world is of people, full to bursting, and each of them imaginable and consistently misimagined.” -John Green, Paper Towns

Wow.  Thank you for writing this, even if it did become true.  I can totally relate to this right now...

5 stars, this was so amazing.