The Blank Page

the cursed thing

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The blank page — the cursed thing
the cursor blinking, blinking, blinking
taunting with its expectations
of creativity, word counts and
the need for emotion to be expressed
expression eked out
straining for completion
or for expression
or for clicks

The blank page — the cursed thing
understands how to be
pristine and white
waiting for color
description
facts
or just some rambling
of streaming consciousness
to unfold

The blank page — the cursed thing
begins to fill up
coming to life
or experiencing death
of possibilities
into one possibility
or multiple realities
integrating into one
long sentence

The blank page — the cursed thing
a therapist
an enemy
a controller
or diviner
to the soul, the psyche
upon…