My Pen Had Something To Say

Teasing and taunting 
“Release all those hidden rhymes.”
Words played in my mind 
beckoning those late night thoughts;
My pen had something to say;

A knife at my throat 
words lay kisses on my neck 
whispering “Let go;
Set free what is trapped inside; 
Write or your words die”

High on ideas 
teasing the tip of my tongue;
Held down and restrained 
bound by an obsessive hand;
My pen had something to say.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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May 4, 2021 at 6:08 PM
A very unique description of writer's block, Melani. It seems at times, the pen always knows just the right thing to say:)
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