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Creation Saturday: What Fears May Come?

It's Creation Saturday! The November 23, 2013 prompt for for "30-Day Blogging Challenge ON HIATUS"  is
Write about your greatest fear from the point of view of your fear.

1

On Creation Saturday,
what fears may come
rising out of the depths of memory,
of imagination,
of fantasy
to curtail story,
stop a poem,
or cut short a blog entry?

Is writer's block a fear
slipping into an author's mind,
as a result of
too much sleep,
lack of sleep,
a drunken binge,
an orgy of eating,
or a period starvation and thirst.

2

Writer's Block: I am your worst fear,
rising out of the ocean
of your negative self-talk.

I am the blank page terror whispering...
"I can't write!"
"I don't know what to say!"
"I don't have any new ideas!"
...to your worried mind.

I am the ego's fear of failure,
I am the terror of success,
repeating clichés,
rewriting in mid-sentence
your literary classic,
misspelling simple words,
and casting doubt
across the pages of your talent.

I am writer's block
I cannot be overcome by inaction,
my nemesis
is the written word.
the completed poem,
the edited novel,
or the posted blog entry.

Thought of the Day: “The amateur believes he must first overcome his fear; then he can do his work. The professional knows that fear can never be overcome. He knows there is no such thing as a fearless warrior or a dread-free artist.” - Steven Pressfield