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Tongue Tied

I can’t write today my tongue is stuck in my cheek the pen’s dry powdered ink like sifting sand on greased paper flees. The well is dry. Pump priming is required and my feet are stuck with my mind and **** to the inside of a dry mouth. Click, click, click the false keys chirp mimicking the old black typewriter.. chitter chatter. Sunbeams have lost their perk caffeine has lost its BUZZ the dust bunnies are playing stick ball between my post caterpillar eyebrows even flaxseed oil doesn’t damp the dry mouth. Perhaps, I’ll have a cold one poured? Prime numero uno.. grease the wheels of mediocrity? Sharpen the nib of my font? “Oh do stop that incessant gibber!”

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Date: 1/10/2012 9:40:00 PM
Pink Floyd taught me how to FLY and not be tongue tied and twisted as an earth bound misfit! BOB Dylan told me to Look out on Desolation Row with my Lady and a smile! ----I have never experienced the phenomenon known as writer's block! The words haunt me and cannot be shaken! It is a sharp sword and a heavy burden. Debbie, unfortunately you have managed to take a look at THE TWO WORST POSSIBLE choices of my Soup poetry. "Pure Denial" is a poem that my editor removed from this site upon purchase.
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Date: 12/31/2011 10:26:00 PM
Try some haiku Debi!Wish you a very very Happy New Year.
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Date: 12/31/2011 1:38:00 PM
Hard not to smile Debbie , happy new year . Declan xxx :)
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Date: 12/31/2011 1:02:00 PM
A very worthy poem as usual. Soup mail!!
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Date: 12/31/2011 10:31:00 AM
"Prime numero uno-grease the wheels of mediocrity" LOL! This is great Debbie!
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Date: 12/31/2011 8:20:00 AM
i know my muse gets pissed at me and plays games with me and makes me write poetry of that of a third grader =) <------ see what i mean =)lol
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Date: 12/31/2011 8:18:00 AM
sounds like someone lost their muse for the day heads up 7 up
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Date: 12/30/2011 6:05:00 PM
Hold your breath and count to a million by fives, it goes away.
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John Castro
Date: 12/31/2011 8:17:00 AM
hahahahahaha!!!!
Date: 12/30/2011 5:18:00 PM
Love it......an yesssss I know exactly how it feels....but I just can't explain it as well as you have just so cleverly penned in this delightful poem!! Makes me laugh and cry with recognition!
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Date: 12/30/2011 1:44:00 PM
I love such kind of a write..!!..all through I was aware what was taking place--tht feeling u get whn u want to write sth but are really distracted....was actually enjoying it here!..:D
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