Sounds of Silence
Monday, November 21, 2011 at 10:12PM Hello blogging my old friend
I’ve come to talk with you again
Because a dozen emails for me
Left me feeling slightly guilty
And the guilt that was planted deep inside my brain
Still remains
It may be grounds for violence.
In half an hour I have at home
(That’s half an hour when I’m alone)
I have to race to fold laundry,
I barely have time to pee,
When the kid who was meant to be in bed gets up and whines
Every time
My mind can’t form a sentence.
But in my Reader tab I saw
Ten thousand blog posts, maybe more
Blog posts that I haven’t read
Unanswered are the comment threads
People writing posts that deserve my time and more
Who’s keeping score?
I think I need some guidance.
“Meh,” I said, “I’d rather go
“And read a book or watch a show
“And yet I feel I should prob’ly read a few
“I should write something, yeah, that too
But my words, they get lost in the lack of time
I’ll write “feelin’ fine”
Or offer up a pittance.
And yet here I still remain
It’s probably because I’m vain
Who doesn’t like the comment love?
I’ll stick with it when push comes to shove
These days, the voice of the people is written on Facebook walls
And off-hand scrawls
I’d never wish it silent.
(Okay, picture me staring soulfully into the camera like these guys. That’s how I feel. Really.)
Reader Comments (14)
the blogging blues seem to be going around - I think it's seasonal....at least that's what I"m telling myself. At least you rhymed.
A lot of people are giving up blogging. I dropped self-hosting because I was of paying for something I wasn't using. It's the season, tis the reason.
Don't feel guilty. The holidays are here and then just means that we're all stressed out and preoccupied. You'll get back into it when things settle down.
I think the "not feeling like it" comes after you get a bunch of followers, then you feel like you have to blog. Then it stops being as much fun.
You did bring new life to Paul and Art, though.
Are you Simon or Garfunkel?
Love it!
You take your time don't you worry we're still here. When you're up and ready and can form a sentence we'll all be listening. We've all been where you've been at times, just don't have the capacity to form a blog post or comment. It's all good.
I still use blogging as my sanity--my way of feeling connected. If I didn't I'd feel so isolated.
Do what you need to do and know that we love you anyway!
You know...you really are kind of brilliant. Don't feel guilty. Just give us what ever you've got. We'll hang out and wait for you.
It can be hard to keep up with all the blogs!! I just do the best I can
Hugs
SueAnn
I'm feeling the pull too. I miss you guys (I DO!) but there are kids screaming in my face and food to cook and soccer practice to make it too and maybe a few minutes of sleeeep if I'm lucky. But I do miss you!
WE MISS YOU TOO!! (Did you hear me yelling from here?)
I always get stuck after roses are red.
Heavens. This was brilliant.
Fucking. Brilliant.
But I know what you mean. If I've been away for a few days instead of being an adult and dealing with my RSS little by little, I instead deal with it by ignoring it until it's so out of control that I declare bankruptcy and start over. Somehow, it's easier that way.