I Am Not Who You Want Today

A Poem

Image by Alexandr Ivanov from Pixabay

I ran out of petals today
the moon and its charms
disarmed you
yes
but from another pen
today

I am left
bereft
of lotus tongue

for grit is my grace
a fitting intoxicant
my oxygen forgotten
and not what you need
today

Find
another poet
today

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My ability to write creatively has been crushed as we all face the unknown together. Writing this poem helped, which reminded me I don’t work well when I try to sit down and contrive something. Writing has to come directly from my emotions in the moment.