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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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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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