The blank page kept staring at me
As my pen refused to move
And there it was again, the emptiness.
It’s a familiar sight, I see it every night
As my head touches the pillow
And I shut my eyes ,
It looks like a dark pit, with nothing in it
Just the sound of distant whispers
Loud whispers of nothing, echoing in emptiness.
How does one put his vacantness on paper,
How do I write about that nothing on my mind?
No joy, no pain, shouldn’t I be calm like a monk?
Why the chaos then, why the chaos in this stillness?
-N
Inspiration : How ironic that my inspiration for this piece is the lack of inspiration, the nothingness. A poem about not being able to write a poem, I think it’s funny in a way.
Photographer Unknown
Poetry 
Copyright 2016, Opinionated Head
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December 29, 2016 at 7:52 pm
No other poem than this can describe emptiness better !
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December 29, 2016 at 8:48 pm
Thank you! I haven’t been able to write much these days….your kind words mean a lot.
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December 30, 2016 at 12:12 pm
I can relate actually! But this is more than an inspiration too!
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January 16, 2017 at 5:14 am
That means a lot, thanks 🙂
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May 7, 2017 at 2:57 am
I feel the same way about the irony! Lack of inspiration can be inspiration in itself. 🙂
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May 8, 2017 at 10:27 am
Really?! It’s nice to connect with people who understand those thoughts of yours, you thought were difficult to explain.
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May 8, 2017 at 5:10 pm
It definitely is!
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May 16, 2017 at 10:58 am
Its actually funny and i feel it all the time.I mean i feel nothing.And yea writing seems very difficult then.
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May 16, 2017 at 11:29 am
May be that’s something to write about. Many accomplished writers have written about lack of inspiration, joy, pain, passion, basically lack of any strong feelings.
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May 16, 2017 at 12:09 pm
It frustrates me most of the time though.I am always like where do i get the inspiration?Where are all these people getting it from?
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May 16, 2017 at 12:33 pm
Write about the frustration then 🙂
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May 16, 2017 at 12:49 pm
Maybe i will. 🙈
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May 16, 2017 at 12:57 pm
😀
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