despair

POSTED IN contemporary poetry August 26, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

despair

what do you do
when your muse refuses
to cooperate
slinks into a corner and sulks
or sneers at you … “you suck”
hollows out your insides
and leaves you in despair?

 

what do you do
to escape the loneliness
of an empty page
staring at the same lines
over and over
until they disappear
in a mist of tears?

 

what do you do
when you lose self-belief
think you are not good enough
never were … never will be
and despite the affirmations
from your dearest friends
you wallow in self- pity?

 

perhaps you take a walk
find a peaceful place
to simply be – and reflect
thank God for creating you
brush strokes on his canvas
a composition for his song

loving you for being perfect
just the way you are …
yesterday, today and tomorrow.

 

Perhaps then you can smile
through your tears of shame
rekindle the fire in your soul

 

and understand …
your muse never leaves you
He just waits patiently

 

For you to believe in yourself
to Be … Have … Do!

 

 

 

 

Amanda Edwards

1 COMMENT

1. gael bage says:

   September 9, 2013 at 11:14

   and so you should – believe in yourself Mandy, could feel this as I read it, you had me nicely hooked. 🙂