sit at my desk
coffee in hand
paper in typewriter
fresh ribbon
blank page
nothing to say
deadline
hurts to be empty
no fire in gut
no profound epiphanies
no control
just waiting
nothing to say
deadline
blank page
sit coffee down
spin the platen
wad the paper
in the trash
pull out fresh sheet
spin into place
blank page
hands on typewriter
wait
wait
nothing to say
how long will this last
mind resists thought
heart resists feeling
blank page
nothing
deadline past
nothing to say