Writer's Detour

…is not a block

it’s a flashing sign erected arrowed

in the path of least resistance

set up by Ministry of Commerce

well intentioned (you hope)

getting a job done

skillfully

…is a scenic route through

countryside populated with

billboards of inspirational quotes

Goodreads Reviews

Customer Testimonials

5-star rating systems

discounted discounts

perched at the horizon

taking eyes from the road

drift past solid yellow lines

consumed by the possibility of possibility

drifting lazily entranced

destination all but forgotten

…is an Amazon wish list of books

moving from

wishing

to buying (the Ministry’s work complete)

into a future where

books on writing right the course

from a scenic detour

to realize

…is buying time before the writing begins again