A True Writing Story

“A couple years ago I began using poetry to get the pain of failing in my writing out. It was a way to help process it and move on. As this year grows I find it’s time for a new poem as a way to catch up.”

I wrote this poem for the following prompts.
Ragtag Daily Prompt — Inimitable
Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge — The picture above from  GaudiLab at shutterstock.com.

A True Writing Story

My story edits came
An email of inimitable nightmare
I realise I bring writing to shame
There are red marks everywhere

The editor hates almost every word
They attacked every paragraph
My stomach hurts and my visions blurred
How do I survive this grammatical wrath

My heart breaks in two
I feel my dream beginning to rot
Tears of despair are flowing too
Maybe I should bin the bloody lot

Why did my tale get so much hate
I wrote it with all my heart
Maybe it’s not too late
Perhaps I can even restart

I mean my sleuth is just magic
Her mysteries are nail-biting
What makes it tragic
Is my useless writing

I disappointed my muse
Because you hated my tale
You blew a punctuational fuse
And caused me to fail

So, I had to walk away
To grow until my doubts recede
That was the only way
I could fight back and succeed

Now I sit and smile
As I regale in my sleuth’s pleasure
Come with us a while
Holly Ward’s Investigating her Stolen Treasure

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Don’t forget Holly Ward investigates, Stolen Treasures is out on Amazon now!

A recent bank robbery. A saddened man. A coded message. Can they all be connected?
Young Sleuth Holly Ward is determined to help the man. It’s not long before she too comes under assault from a group of dangerous individuals. In the face of intimidation, abduction and even murder can Holly solve the clues and catch the criminals before she becomes the next Stolen Treasure?

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