Writer’s Block
Doubt masquerades
as writer’s block
If you’re truly a writer
you have to admit
there’s no such thing
as writer’s block
Words constantly swirl
around in your mind
clamoring to get out
to be written on a pristine
piece of white paper or
typed on a computer screen
Along come doubt and fear
What if these are the wrong words?
What if these words aren’t perfect?
What if someone hates these words
. . . once I write them?
Oh, dear writer,
your answer to doubt must be bold
What if these are the right words
. . . but I never write them down?
So what if they’re not perfect?
What if these are the words someone
. . . desperately needs to read?
What if these are the very words
. . . God intended me to write?
So tell your doubt to shut up
to quit pretending to be writer’s block
God did not give us a spirit of timidity
Fear has no place in the writer’s tool box
Write those words that swirl
Share them with the world
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A friend once told me, “Don’t let perfection be the enemy of ‘good enough’ to be a blessing to others.”
Great advice!
I really relate to this. Sometimes I actually dislike something I have written but share it anyway, and it turns out to be something that someone is very grateful to have read or heard.
I’ve had that happen, too. I wrote this poem to myself because right now I’m struggling with getting something written that I know I need to write, but I don’t like the way it’s coming out.