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Ignorant Struggles

February 13, 2016
By eps803 BRONZE, Rye, New York
eps803 BRONZE, Rye, New York
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I want to write, but I don’t know how

To relate to readers of something now

Or to guide the words across the page
Without guiding the words into a misty haze

 

I get stuck on how to articulate
Should I just leave my sentences up to fate?
Or should I brainstorm, outline, then delegate?
All of this leaves me in such a confused state

 

Why must writing be so challenging?
It is not dazzling, like I was imagining
Here I go, rambling throughout the page
Unwittingly abandoning my readers in the midst of a maze

 

All I want is to write, but to write I don’t know
For doing so requires a certain flow
A flow that must not be embedded in my capabilities
Perhaps my inability inhabits with my other deficiencies

 

Writing should be easy, breezy and clean
Crisp as a page, mesmerizing as a queen
Writing should be an escape, an abyss, a door
To opportunities galore, not to mindless snores

 

I wish that I could write, but it is clear I cannot
I always get stumped on what to do and what not
It seems I have no chance at becoming Shakespeare
I lack the vocabulary, competence, and composure

 

But alas; I just wrote


The author's comments:

After reading amazing pieces of literature, I always feel inspired to take pen to paper myself (or keys to microsoft word, in this case). However, I often end up disappointed with my end-result, or even unable to decide what to write about. As I have learned through countless attempts, though, simply writing my random thoughts down or any words that might be floating through my head eventually lead me to writing something (like this piece), rather than nothing at all. 


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