I’ve been here before. I want nothing more than to write an epic poem or excerpt for the book, but I lack the inspiration, creativity and motivation. The deep, murky waters of writer’s block have encapsulated me once again. Perhaps I no longer have the vivid and superfluous imagination that I once had, or perhaps since I started university I have become inherently and incredibly lazy. I must still have my imagination, though.
My characters are still alive and still fully-formed, lying dormant in my mind until I have the energy to write their scenes. Mariella Lucie Victoire Delamer invades my thoughts every day. Her emotional range is quite a deep one, as she tries for the sake of her childhood-sweetheart turned ex-husband, Mathieu Jacques Delamer, to dilute her magical power, although her wish to bring their daughter, Renee, back from the dead interferes with this. Her obsession with bringing Renee back using increasingly dangerous and complex spells ultimately drove Mathieu away from their marriage. Furthermore, handsome, evil-spirit-master Charles has promised her that should she help him in his quest, she will be able to bring Renee back. Her tumultuous lust for dark, ravishing Charles also obscures her better judgement. As such, she is a woman influenced by many different factors.
The reason I am splurging my thoughts here is because I read somewhere that in order to cure writer’s block, one must attempt to write something, no matter how trivial or insignificant. I will now attempt to write a poem with no drafting, right here in this post.
Take me in your arms,
Disappear into the night,
Shield the world from sight.
An icy allure.
Your wicked smile entices,
Piercing, handsome gaze.
The crystal moon shines.
As we flee in earnest the
Trees dance in our wake.
Desire for you prompts
Dark uncertainty but I
Crave security.
Phew, that got the creativity flowing! A poem consisting of four haikus! Now then…what to write tonight?!
