Ode to the Discouraged Writer

A writer with a broken heart, too sad to pen his stories
Is like a bank account overdrawn, with steep penalties
When checks start bouncing back to you like rejections left and right
When pushing forward with this dream brings cold sweats in the night
When the coffers are empty and all the loans have been called in
The writer who ceases to believe has let the naysayers win
A starving artist with no dough must persevere regardless
The uphill struggle 'gainst competition and writer myths
Your world may be dark right now with no light within your reach
But forage blindly on and you'll eventually succeed
You knew it wouldn't be easy, only worth it in the end
So quit your whining, get to writing, there's more stories to send!