On edges and extremes, singular distress.
A blank page or a capture by a character
with issues, I fumble towards a dark and
stinky mess. What madness! Deprived of
sleep, of nourishment and other things I
care not to talk about. I visit a doctor and
declare I’m zonked out. He tells me to take
sleep; a prescription that fixes problems.
I go home ready to take sleep, and muse
says no: “You call yourself a writer, write!”
Legs cramping and fingers unfeeling, I sit
and I write. As dawn approaches, a voice
screams: “I need sleep!” and the computer
says no. Side effects? I haven’t even started.
This is, the dark side of creativity. And the
luminary still asks, what do I do for a living?
So feeling your lack of sleep, but we march on until we fall. XXX
The side effects of feeding creativity without rest can be quite overwhelming indeed. What a brilliant computer you have! Mine only glares at me. 😀
Wow! Very good, and I can certainly relate. Our muses can often be so cruel, and sometimes creativity wells-up inside of us like a volcano ready to explode … but we wait and wait and wait for that explosion followed by relief! You have captured the writer’s experience perfectly, Khaya! 🙂
Bawhahahahahahaha 😀 😀 omg this is hilarious. Nicely done Khaya 😀
There are times I think the creativity overload will be the life of me ?
Wow. Love this.
This is perfect, it reminds me of myself so much lol. My body lays down to sleep and my mind has other ideas.
I know just what you mean!
“we march till we meet the dawn” indeed, and we might as well have fun with it:-)
It can be overwhelming Magaly, it’s no joke. But life is too short, we might as well laugh about it:-)
I’m so glad you can relate, writing is both a wrenching and rewarding process. I try to cheer myself up in those dark moments, sitting at the desk when the world blissfully sleeps. Sometimes I have no inclination to write but sleep, and insomnia is the name of the game. It’s crazy but we can only laugh about it and accept as part of a writer’s life:D
Indeed!
LOL…I’m super happy you enjoyed this Sanaa:D
I know what you mean Jacque. But doing what we love and having fun with it, help lighten the load:-)
Thank you Esther!
Such joys! Thanks Amy:)
Yep, sleep deprivation at it’s worst!
So very true! 😉
Oh goodness…way, way too real! Oh my cramped back and fingers!
Forward we go Rommy, backs cramping and all!
So that’s what keeps me up at night !! Or I dream I’m writing … lol 🙂
Things we do in the dark:-)
I really like this poem!
It is hard to find sleep with the Muse poking you in the back!
True that, Sharon:)
Thank you Colleen:)
This is a relatable poem especially when I do NaNoWriMo challenges.
I’m glad you relate. 😀
Sure thing. I’ve always wondered if I’d do well writing.