The Author's Curse

by John - Virgo

I see before me a blank paper
My hands itch in anticipation
So I pour out
All the deranged, gravity killing thoughts
Of what the world sees
As a normal mind

They don't see its recesses
They can't feel my sorrow
They won't sense my need for love

I cover my inner child
I cover my creative spirit
I dull all my senses
I go through the same old routine

In this realm I am master
I choose where to dangle my participle
I decide what needs to agree with this subject
No one tells me not to start a sentence with but

But here I break all the rules
Out of my heart flows the truest
Principles behind language
FEELING

Yet,
For them to understand
I must take my offspring
Dress it in the most beautiful of clothing
Make sure that all the lumps are hammered out
And send this partial glimpse at my soul
Into the dangerous path

Only to be used
To line a bird cage
Or sturdy a wobbling table

Reason for writing:

    Just a random thought really    

Birth sign: Virgo
Date created: 1999-12-27 11:43:10
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:41:37
Poem ID: 54164

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