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I owe that moment to the writer’s block I was dealing with for a couple of weeks. Unable to write a single sentence that I would like to read, I had already moved into my frustration zone. That is when I thought, it has been so long since I gossiped with myself.
I sat there aloof from the rest of the crowd sipping my hot latte. I was pondering over the recent events of my life and their impact. I decided to write few lines. I scouted my handbag to find something to write with. All I found was an old broken pencil in one of the pockets. The writer's block and the resulting blank continued. I was unable to write anything proper. However, I was still holding the broken pencil wishing if it would write itself.
A group of skittish college kids entered, singing and taunting each other. They were a noisy bunch. However, their noise did not disturb me rather it drew my mind to those days when I was one of them. I could picture myself among that bunch. That self of mine which was carefree, confident, and calm. I was lost in myself traversing through life from my college days until that moment. I halted at all those phases where I was discouraged, denied, prohibited, rejected, or restricted. I felt happy I did not follow suit nor gave in. Instead, I chose my freedom to follow my heart and mind.
By the time, I returned to my present moment I was unintentionally infused with a spirit of those days. When I looked at the tissue, I had scribbled all those discouraging words I was once told. Those words that strongly pushed me to pursue what I wanted to. That is when I felt I was sitting on top of a pile of rejections yet I did not feel dejected. My optimism had still not given up on me. Therefore, the unfavourable events of life cannot pull me down. But before I left the coffee shop, I completed something.
I wrote a poem. Ironically, I broke the writer's block and mended my broken confidence with that old broken pencil.
This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
WOW Prompt (August 29 - 30)- "Writer,Coffee Shop and a Broken Pencil"
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Fine writing. Loved your post completely.
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DeleteLovely narration!!! I love the quote in Coffee Cup. :)
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DeleteLovely write up :)
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Deletenice post! congrats on d wow badge
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DeleteBrilliant!
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DeleteFantastic... Sometimes solitude is a blessing.Congrats on the WOW!!!
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