The Struggle with Writing
by EE Winkler
the struggle with writing comes when you think too much
and you think that the words that you say are not enough
enough to satisfy the critic’s ear
who judges you before the first verse it hears
the struggle with writing comes when you become consumed
by the words that marinate in your mind and you just assume
that you don’t have something special to say
and you undermine your gift and go on your way
the struggle with writing comes with limitation’s claw
that threatens to tell you that you have nothing to say at all
it speaks and breathes through it’s insecurity
hoping to keep you bound in a fearful reality
the struggle with writing comes when you fall prey
to the excuses that try to crowd in your face
they bombard your thoughts and cause a commotion
they hijack your words fueled by imagination’s ocean
the struggle with writing is that you don’t take care of it
and work it out like a muscle to keep it strong and fit
and so it depletes in your desk drawer
only hoping for a moment of freedom with words to explore
the struggle with writing is that you’ve taken too much heed
and caution has become your mantra for reality
no risk have you been willing to step out and take
and so your gift dies under the pressure and weight
the struggle with writing comes when you start to believe
that you don’t have what it takes to really succeed
and so you sell yourself out before you even buy in
and in a moment you end before you even begin
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