Scritch…
Scratch, scratch, scratch…
I try to scratch the idea out of my head.
It is stuck too deep inside
Where it itches
But doesn’t show itself.
Scratch, scratch, scratch…
Waiting for the tease to fall out
Where I can see it…
Urgh! Can’t reach it right!
Fine, I’ll just ignore it
And write something else…
…
…
…
Scritch…
Scratch, scratch, scratch…
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We can all relate to that, Shaily. That’s why I use a notebook to write down ideas that I can come back to later. Saves the scratching!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks for the tip. But you know that nagging feeling of half-formed thought? You can’t put them in words; and you are not sure what you are feeling, and why it is weirding you out. All you know if that there is “something” and you need to write it down.
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funny and true: I was doing the very thing this morning — but it worked out, over breakfast when I read this line in the magazine —-
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HEHE! Seems like we all have mental itches to scratch on a daily basis.
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