poetry magic

 
I haven't a clue about being a real writer
I think i'm greeting card close
but a celebrated author not so much

I pour my emotions into it
it's comes off sugar and cream
when I want roasted dark

I long to be an artist
skilled with words
a serious poet
one I can respect

I know how to shock
and garner my emotions
then lay them out
but to do it in a way
that makes one sit back and take notice
I fail

in need of a unique way to express
what has been already said
about love, life and the rest of it
I haven't cracked the code yet
but I hunger with a passion for it

I want to get a degree in the arts
but I'm not sure
this type of poetry magic can be learned
you either have it or you don't

I have a driving need to write
to create, to keep getting better
it burns in my gut
possessed by it i'm pushed ever further
do you know the feeling?

it's all consuming
and I'm afraid this might be my undoing
to capture my thoughts
and create a work of art
one da Vinci would be proud of
an inspired masterpiece