you stare at the page,

white and empty and waiting

to be filled

 

and feel the walls close in

 

wanting so much to fill that

space, longing to write, to

express, to create,

 

but you just can’t.

 

and then you must

remind yourself

that we all need those

blank space days,

 

days that we do not push

to fill, we just let them be.

 

days of waiting and gathering

strength for what is to come

when the mind will buzz and

the page will be filled again

 

with more creativity and passion

and maybe even a smidge of

wisdom

 

so, try not to look at blank space

as a pressure to be filled. just

smile and think of all that will

come again

 

after you wait.

 

Heather Pound 2023

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