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Writer's Block Tick Tock

Writer's Block Tick Tock

A poem about writer's block.

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Aaron Ozni
Jan 21, 2025
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Tick tick tock tock goes the clock. 
Sitting here with severe writer’s block. 
Words are frozen solid like a rock. 
Oh to be set free from this crippling written headlock. 


Staring into space looking for just a few words. 
Poetic flow has gone, but still singing are the birds. 
Looking out of the window pacing are the fa…

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