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INSIDE MUSIC: The Writers Block Blues

By Rosemary Conte

originally published: 07/18/2015


(Dedicated to all writers, and sung to a 12-bar blues progression)

Sittin’ here in Starbucks  /  Feelin’ mighty glum

Watching folks on laptops / Concentratin’ some

Lookin’ at their keyboards / Fingers flying fast

I’m gettin’ green with envy / And I need a coffee blast

Yea, thanks a Latte, Jesus! / I got the Writers-Block Blues

I’m feelin’ really sick now / My sleepless nights they grow

My doctor says this illness / Interrupts creative flow

There ain’t no vaccination / For inspiration lock

My vocabulary’s quarantined / And all I write is schlock!

My brain’s on anesthesia / I got the Writers Block Blues

 Tag:

Got the Writers Block Blues / Got the Writers Block Blues

I’m one big error message / I got the Writers Block Blues!

Copyright 2015, Rosemary Conte




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Songwriters of all genres are invited to join Monmouth Songwriters. It’s FREE!  The group meets the 3rd Monday of each month at the Middletown Arts Center. Next meetings are July 20 and August 17 at 7pm. Please visit our our Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/monmouthsongwriters .

Rosemary Conte is a singer, voice teacher, and clinical hypnotist in Matawan, NJ. She writes and lectures about the work she loves. She welcomes comments and questions at [email protected]





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