Blocked



Obsessed to write about the future
I'm still blocked in the past
Can't seem to find ideas newer
When I do they don't last

Writer's block is such a hindrance
Some authors don't recover their drive
Unable to find interesting opening sentence
To create a story that'll survive

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Written on July 16, 2024

Submitted on July 16, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 282
Words 56
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

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