When the Words Don’t Flow

Haiku series

When the words don’t flow I feel out of sync, off-tune Something is not right

I may coax them out But they just don’t feel the same Something is missing

When the words don’t flow Naturally, seamlessly They feel heavy, forced

Lacking soul, rhythm To dance and twirl upon the Page with you, with me

When the words don’t flow I feel heavy, burdened, stuck Sinking in quicksand

Trying, pleading for Release, freedom of movement Both inside and out

When the words don’t flow They sit here stagnant with me Not moving forward

Unable to leap Onto the next page, to lead Me into my life.

Please flow out words.

Lately, I’ve felt stuck in writing as in life.

I am trying everything I know to instigate that feeling of release; to free me of my self-imposed chains — to set my words free again so that I may continue to move forward. I will know when it happens, and so will you.

My writing lands differently on the page when it comes freely. It flows like a river; slow and rapid, fierce and gentle, it ebbs and flows.

I hope that it, and I, resurface soon.

As part of Being Known’s Monthly Writing Prompt: Haiku-It!

Galit Birk, PhD is a life coach and a soon-to-be-therapist. She has a PhD in Psychology and a Master’s in Counseling. She is a writer, an editor, and a poet. She is a single mom. She is a deep-feeler who is passionate about people having it all, and living a life they love! Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.