Haibun #11

To go beyond the measures of self-recognition is to sacrifice one's self to the powers of the muse...

I've been having a difficult time with my fiction writing as of late; my characters are refusing to tell me their stories. This creates an issue for me because I do not believe in the idea of forced creativity. I'd rather let something remain unfinished rather than write something that is nowhere near my full potential.

a fractured mirror lies
on the mahogany table
where I used to write


~April 8, 2010