Hesitate to write a poem

Why do you hesitate to write a poem
Why do I?
Do we think a lot?
Maybe…

We tried too deep
Too serious….
Sometimes a bit nervous
Cos

We want our poetry to be excellent…

There’s nothin wrong with that…

Tryin so hard
Especially without emotion
Might turn the audience off…

So we kinda hesitate to write a poem
With our nerve wreckin souls
Bold brave

And we poets tell the truth
Don’t really give a fuck…

We’re so unapologetic….

We hesitated to write somethin
To the world
Even if our minds are blank
We tried to speak
What we say
Forcin ourselves to say somethin
Power
It won’t come out….

That’s what I said about
Tryin too hard
Too serious
To express a metaphor…

We should let the flow come
As it comes

It’s a natural way to do so…

Don’t force…
Not hesitate

Let poems come to us
In a snap….

✊🏿💯💚©️ Kai C. 1-24-23