Pencil dangle, teasing blank space,
Lines mix with lines entwined
With lines of endless nothing.
Blank skies, dull horizons
Inspire me not, for I am not, something I can’t be.
Gaps in time disappear,
End of life appears,
But not a word of summary.
Words escape their fragile form,
And warm the grey place;
Space beyond the eyes but before the soul,
The knot of the tongue where words reign
Pensive and unformed.
I want to write about something I’m not.
But I can’t; I’m not.
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Wow. Thank you, I hope to hear from you again soon.
the desire to write about something you are not is a curious thing…and makes me wonder what is wrong with who you are…or what is missing…the tags give a nice hint at that…but nice verse as well…smiles.
That line came to me at work today, I felt such a lack of inspiration and I wanted to find something to write. Ironically the lack of inspiration inspired me. Thank you once again for your thoughts Brian.
I can relate to this, and feel the tension. Nicely written!
Thank you very much Charles. I am glad someone else feels the same tension as I do.
I found this very effective in its wistful tone, nothing overstated, a quiet exploration of thought tinged with a mood and images of isolation and blandness, yet something fighting through, some color in a black and white universe, even if we can only write what we have, it’s our own palette, with our own colors, and yours are very vivid here.
Your thoughts are an inspiration. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a deep and thoughtful comment.
“Space beyond the eyes but before the soul” … this poetry is so interesting – great piece… really creates that aura of well – nothing/ness … yet it’s brimming with emotion. Pam
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Thank you for the kind words Pam. It is lovely to connect with you.
Nope, there’s point in being something or someone that you’re not. What a waste if you’re trying to be! Nice write, Martyn.
I completely agree Alex and I dont want that to be my intention. The motivation for this piece came from the fact that today, I felt uninspired to write. So where I state in this poem that ‘I want to write about something I’m not’, in a way, I am personifying that joyous feeling of inspiration and the flow of words that comes with it because I want to be inspired. Thank you for your thoughts Alex, take care!
I have told my wife that most of my work is fiction…she just nods, then proceeds to tell me how much of myself is in each piece…
I love the personal perspective Mark, I am sure I try to convince myself that my work is fiction as well. Is she right?
Hi, We all feel a lack of inspiration from time to time I think it’s best to write about what you are not what you are not but, in this case you turned your thoughts into something interesting.
Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts. I was trying to be inspired, hence the desire to be something I’m not.
So hard when you want to write but are not inspired…but it worked for you 🙂
I completely agree, the lack of inspiration inspired me ironically enough.
There may be a little of this in every writer – interesting, thought-provoking …
Thank you Polly. I like to think there might be, that desire to be find further inspiration.
nice – you are writing wisdom
Thank you for your kind words.
i try and write about love mostly – and also fiction – but i can’t , I’m not
i like your work and in particular that line but i can’t , I’m not
Ahh thank you. It is so sweet of you using my line to explain your thoughts, that means alot. Thank you for the kind words.
Tongue in a knot is quite a powerful metaphor for me
Thank you Bryan, and thank you for taking the time to read my work. Take care.
Something a lot of us can identify with I think. 🙂 You’ve captured the feeling really well Martyn! I like the classical touches to your language, too~ x
Thank you very much Eve. I am sure we have all been there! Hope you’re well x