You will write again
How the ups and downs of readers' views affects creativity
The numbers are rising the money is rolling in
Followers and subscribers increase
Exhilaration and motivation make your head spin
You hope the momentum will never cease
They love me they really love me
You’re encouraged to to write write write
Then suddenly without warning
Your happy day turns into a bitter night
Impressions and views rapidly plummet
You wonder what you did wrong
You thought you had the right tune
But now no one is singing your song
Depression sets in your mind is blocked
Creativity begins to cease
You question your gift while nagging thought
in your mind begins to increase
Suddenly your numbers go up again
the writing juices flow once more
You desire to make up for lost time
determined to even the score
You're back on track
your train of thought is moving fast
Milk it for all it's worth
because you know it may not last
About the Creator
Cheryl E Preston
Cheryl enjoys writing about current events, soap spoilers and baby boomer nostalgia. Tips are greatly appreciated.
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Loved the poem! So true.
Writer's block isn't as demotivating as having no response from your supposed readership. Quite insightful to say the least.
Excellent
You capture an experience so many of us here on vocal share..
Excellent engaging poem.😍
A very poetic description of how I feel about engagement. Thanks for sharing :)
Great expression of "writer's block." It is hard that the task many of us enjoy the most is so fickle!
Totally, the truth for me. Great piece of writing.
❤️💯👍🎉🎉✨Congrats❗❗❗
Congratulations on top story! Good story
So true! Very relatable! Congratulations on Top story!
This is very close to home for me. I write knowing that there is an audience in different spaces for me. But those numbers and hits still haunt my thoughts. Thank you for this one. Now it is time for me to get back to work... ;)
Very relatable for all writers, I'm sure! Keep going! Subscribed, and congrats on the top story!
This was great! Congrats on top story!!
Very witty and fun way to express the ups and downs of being a writer. Congratulations on your Top Story!
Yes! I think sometimes we have too much access to metrics that allow us to compare compare compare! It definitely makes it more difficult sometimes to create.