coming back

the best way to beat writer’s block is to write.

even if you don’t feel connected to it.

even if the poetry seems lost

and all you have left are stagnant words

pooling at the bottom at what was once a waterfall.

the best way to try and connect

with a brain filled with fog

is to turn on the warm amber light,

turn it toward the page, and just hold

the pen in your hand. maybe something

something will fill the page.

something will fill this empty page.

be it ink or water. even if it's mostly water,

it’s the thought that counts.