I've gone through too many unfortunate events the past couple of years, and I find that i'm becoming quite cynical. So much, in fact, that I feel as if I can no longer write when I pick up a pen. I used to have such eloquence in that the words just flowered outward. Now, its as if I'm in constant rebuttle as to what I should write, and it ends up sounding incredibly choppy and out-of-sequence. Like this. My poems aren't as emotional, and I'm viewing life as an objective form of biological chance. How can I gain my creativity back? My dad is quite conservative, so is this having its impression on me? I'm a sixteen year old male.

Thanks.

I know in part it is because of my English teacher, who is constantly giving me C's in his class where I maintained high A's last year. This is having its toll on me, where I am second guessing my work and sense of writing style. How can I reinforce my confidence?