THAT ESSAY.

HeatherAnne • 1248 followers

I thought that if I settled down,
My laptop on my knees,
Glass of Pinot in my hand,
Fingers on the keys...

Silly, I was foolish, then,
To think is get it done,
Staring at the too-bright screen,
The lines just seemed to run.

I wrote but one short title,
And then got writers' block,
Plugged my iPod on the station,
Set it on its dock.

I tried for inspiration then:
Pop. Then jazz. Then rap,
Classical and Indie Rock,
But my fingers wouldn't tap!

A measly little sentence please?!
A single lit'rate word?!
Is this notion stupid, then?
To write? Is it absurd.

The crux is this, unfortunately,
This essay's due tomorrow,
I feel that I'll be down tonight...
Just drowning in my sorrow!

#academic-pressure #creative-block #general #procrastination #writer-struggles

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HeatherAnne

Oct 22, 2012 at 10:18 PM

@MelchiorJ13 ESSAY BUDDIES.

Irrational_Kimmi

Oct 22, 2012 at 10:35 PM

Seems like loads of essays going on! I don't miss that!

HeatherAnne

Oct 22, 2012 at 10:38 PM

@Irrational_Kimmi ugh. I am dying. But I've given up now... I don't care that the deadline's tomorrow. I do believe the phrase is 'YOLO'.

Irrational_Kimmi

Oct 22, 2012 at 11:49 PM

@HeatherAnne more like UHOH if you don't finish!!! I've pulled a few all-nighters before, you can do it!

minxyMolly

Oct 22, 2012 at 11:52 PM

@HeatherAnne I'm with @Irrational_Kimmi on this one! Also pulled a few most all nighters yet to do all nighters, I can see them coming on the horizon though lol! You can do it!! 😉😄👍👍😘

MelchiorJ13

Oct 23, 2012 at 3:22 AM

SNAP! SNAPPITY SNAP SNAPACIOUS! 😭 I'm at it again, too, now! 😂 I still believe in you!!!!! ✊ LUCKY PENGUIN! 🐧

HeatherAnne

Oct 23, 2012 at 5:04 AM

@MelchiorJ13 omg I'm just a failure in life.

MelchiorJ13

Oct 23, 2012 at 5:07 AM

@HeatherAnne Whoa, we must be identical, I fell asleep in my history class and ended up accidentally putting down on my essay on the slave trade: "The ship was f**king massive." 😱😂😂😂 Unfortunately, I'm an AA all the way student, so it only makes sense to give me.... more essays and courses to do 😣 that is very very backwards.

HeatherAnne

Oct 23, 2012 at 5:10 AM

@MelchiorJ13 OMG HAHAHAAAA. I've never made quite a monumental mistake. I just waffle on about insignificant things. Because that's how I am.

MelchiorJ13

Oct 23, 2012 at 5:12 AM

@HeatherAnne 😂😂😂😂😂 I don't usually do things like that, at this point I would say YOLO, but I am a reincarnation person, so, YOLOIRDE. Yep, YOLOIRDE