Notes About The Poem

Written in a time of stress and depression.

Too Hard To Write

Too Hard to Write

I cannot write.
Not too few thoughts,
But too many,
Whirling, twisting
In my mind –
Too many fears,
Too many doubts!
The channels of
My mind are choked,
Like leaf-clogged gutters,
With formless words
That pour over and
Are wasted on the
Barren ground beneath.
Fears fly around
My head and knit
My words into knots
That ravel into strings
Of nothingness.
When will this nightmare
Cease, the fears subside?
Where can I hide?
I feel the worst is yet to come,
And yet I need to fight
This feeling of despair!
And so I try to tell myself
That time will pass -
That this brief moment in
Eternity will someday
Be only a memory.
But will I ever truly
Be at peace? I cannot tell.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Hankins Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 5:42 PM
Much power; rich imagery...purposeful write, Barbara. I thoroughly enjoyed the read, as I am sure many others will.
Peckham Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 6:04 PM
Glad you liked it. Thanks again. It was a moment i n a long life. Things constantly change.
Omar Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 3:59 PM
a memory. of brief moment
Peckham Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 6:04 PM
Fortunately, times do change. It was a difficult time, but things did improve!
Leffanta Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 11:50 AM
Historically, men are always too hard to write! During wars, the letters wives write far outweigh those written by their husbands. . . .
Peckham Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 12:50 PM
I never thought of it that way. Mine was more that I wanted to pour everything out in writing but couldn't seem to do it. The poem turned out to be sort of just what I needed to write then.
Bauer Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 9:41 AM
but somehow you did write and we are all the better for it...
Peckham Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 8:59 AM
Thank you for your fine comment. I agree. I think everyone goes through this sort of feeling at some point in life.
Tomcatx Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 8:50 AM
Very powerful poem--and relatable.
Peckham Avatar
August 24, 2021 at 12:51 PM
Thank you for the nice comment. I think we all go through something like this at one time or another.
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