I Want To Be A Poet Poem by Octavian Cocos

I want badly to get far
Like John Milton, Allan Poe...
To be cherished like a star,
To outshine the crowd below,

To make rhymes inspired and gay
Full of love, as all demand,
But composed in such a way
That the people understand.

How I wish that those who read
To be filled with ecstasy,
And to get immersed, indeed,
In a world of mystery.

I would like a lot of fame
And bronze statues - I can't wait -
So that people will exclaim:
"Gosh, this poet is so great! "