Writer's Block

I tried to write a poem today

But nothing came to mind

So I sat at home alone

At my wooden desk

With no TV, computer, or phone

Hoping words would come to me

When none came I sat there still

And yearned for even a stray thought

But nothing came and still I sat

Wondering what I was doing wrong

I sat and sat and sat

Until at last I couldn’t take it anymore

Hours had flown by quickly

And night had replaced the day

Off to bed I went

For surely there was no reason to stay awake

As I settled into sleep, things began to change

Thoughts, words, and ideas flowed endlessly

Disrupting my would-be peaceful rest

So instead I crawled out of bed

To once again take the seat at my desk.