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Ignorant Struggles
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
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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.