Writing is Like a Nosebleed

Poetry Prompt: describe “writing” using an unconventional analogy

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writing is like a nosebleed
ideas flooding out
at the most inopportune of times
interrupting my every other task
shouting! here! read!
stop me before I bleed you dry!

leaving stains here and there
so that you might look back
and reflect

what was even going on then?

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Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) finds writing to be such an unpredictable process sometimes. Sure, she can schedule writing times and brainstorming times. Sure, she can have workflows that help with idea generation, draft writing and edits. But at the end of the day, the writing just comes and goes at times without…