There was time early on in my writing career that just the thought of writer’s block paralyzed me. I would worry that the poetic well would run dry and I would never get the creative juices flowing again.

I think that “Writer’s Block” for the most part, is a self inflicted, self perceived mentality.
Of course, with that being said I do understand the everyday pressures both seen and unforeseen can have a great effect on ones creativity.

I believe that writer’s block is simply the state of the writer’s impatience, Poets are creative beings, they are always thinking, always looking for the next stanza or verse.
I have found that if I just quiet myself and stay calm, the words will naturally come to me. It is when we exercise our impatience we hit that creative wall.

I don’t concern my self with the term writer’s block anymore. It is an exercise in negativity where we tell ourselves,
“I have nothing further to say, I don’t know what to say. I can no longer do this…”

Writer’s block is just another term that has no place in the poet’s vocabulary.
As long as man exists, as long as there are clouds in the sky, water in the oceans, and snow upon the mountains, the poet will always have something to write about.

Furthermore, we need look no further for inspiration than in the mirror where the physical culminations of our being are reflected. Through our simple reflection we can see the great diversity in one another, in ourselves, are we or am I just one element?

I am made of many different elements, my physical reflection, and my transcendent reflection. My many moods, joys, and sorrows. My innermost thoughts…

How can I look at a beautiful woman and say, there is no inspiration there, or gazing upon a child’s face. Or witnessing sunrise and sunsets. These are the simplest yet most wonderful of things, multiply these experiences ten fold, and the creative well should never run dry. WE are blessed with the human our human condition, our innate need to ask questions of ourselves and others. The constant need to ask why.

Writers block for me is a term that has lost its meaning. I pay no attention to the term or its negative connotations. Each of us have something to say whether we be poets or not. Each has a story to tell. Writer’s block for me I think is a symptom of our inability to tell ourselves the truth and face them. We supplement our fear with the term and or the excuse of not having anything to say.

The writer first and foremost must be true to themselves, then and only then, they can move beyond the fear and self induced lethargy. They can then in their own words; speak the truth to the reader. The summation of writer’s block is the internal conflict within the writer; remove the conflict, and the page opens and the ink flows. Look within for your truths; be strong enough to face them. Reflect upon them and then share your findings with the world.