Jacob R. Bluhm, a student member of Perry Central's Literary Club.

This page will feature various writings produced by Brett's students
at Perry Central High School in Leopold, Ind. These students vary from 7th grade to
12th grade and participate in the school's Literary Club, producing an annual literary
magazine called The Jolie Rouge.

Writer’s Block

(originally appeared in The Jolie Rouge 2007)

by Jacob R. Bluhm

I don’t know what to write about
I’m about to scream and shout
Sitting in front of my blank screen
Can’t think of a single thing

Wasting time, doing nothing
Hoping that I can write something
Nothing seems to spark in my head
I’m so tired I feel like going to bed

Nothing to write about, nothing to do
Just picking at the pink sticky gum on my shoe
Maybe I should write about people snoring
But never mind, that seems rather boring

I need to hurry up; the bell’s going to ring
And I haven’t written a single thing
Bored bored, lack of interest
I really am trying my best
Finding the right idea is my quest
yet this task seems harder than the hardest test

Tick tick tock goes the clock on the wall
Tipping on my chair I’m about to fall
Staring off into deepest space
With a blank expression on my face

I feel like I’m going to fall asleep
If I can’t think of anything I’m going to weep
The end of the semester I’m going to dread
If I can’t get an idea to come to my head

Nothing works, nothing is fitting
Coming up with a topic is harder than knitting
Empty notebook, blank page
Sitting here just gaining age  

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