Writing is Hard

Writing is hard.

Don’t give up though!

Hercules didn’t!

Though, look where that got him...

Maybe he is a bad example.

Everyone has their bad days.

Still, my point is this.

Slinking away and giving up now?

Will only lead to disappointment.

To those struggling and contemplating this course I say:

You will never know for sure.

Even a rubbish attempt is worth the effort, so pen it now!

Thank you for reading my literary experiment!

Writing is Hard came from the concept of starting with a single idea in a single line and taking the last letter of the last word to making it the first letter of the next line. For example, the D from hard became the D from don't. This continued until the last line where the last letter of the last word needed to be the first letter of the first line.

I decided against rhyming, it is not my favourite thing and I find it very challenging. I wanted this to be an experiment in a continuous thought, just thoughts flowing without the usual restrains of writing.

I tried to find a name for this particular type of poetry but was unable to find anything that matches. If anyone knows, I'd appreciate letting me know in the comments!