Writer's Block


my mind refuses poetry
	drifting sideways
	an act of rebellion
against pen to paper.
never mind obligation -
	commitment -
	product -
apathy takes precedence.

my mind is out of steam
	a little parched
	a little dazed.
head to paper
snoring
seems the course of choice.
it's the only way
	my eyes will stay
		on the page.


February 24, 1999
© Lela Kaunitz