I couldn’t think of anything to write today. I was blank. In these moments I have often tried to break the dam with a freewriting activity I call a “brain dump”. I set a timer and force myself to write for that specific amount of time. If I can’t think of anything I just repeat things until a new thought floats to the surface. The biggest thing is I keep the words flowing, even if they don’t always make sense.

This entry is what, I guess, you might call a found poem. I pulled words and phrases from the 549 words I wrote to try and capture a theme. Is it a “poem”? Sure. Is it a good poem? Who cares? It was the output I could muster in my allotted time. Remember, I’m not aiming for great poems, but to simply finish the challenge by writing something each day. Four days to go.

Here ya go:

It's Your Move

I don’t want to play this game 
anymore, it has gone on and on
and it doesn’t make any sense
to waste another day pretending
that any of this means anything. 
The cards are shuffled and dealt
the time has come to go all in
or fold and walk away. It’s time. 
It’s time to be honest.
it’s time to speak truth.
it’s time to make a difference.
it’s time to stop hiding. 
it’s time. It’s time.

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Seems like I need to do something… 😉 What do you need to do?

Cheers!