Writers Block Poem by Melissa Ferrer

Poetry
Poetry is supposed to be
away to be relieved
from modern day realities
while the duality
of me
is consistently
being dissected
under an electronic microscope

Poems.
Poems are supposed to grin
Upon the melancholy reality that is life
instead it records the meaning behind strife
they reap out metaphors
and carnivores
put it all together
they reap it with their scythe
and a simile
has no mean unless
the second 'i' is removed
and the word turned upside down
so it may be right side up
cuz we all know an empty smile
soon turns into a sorrowfilled frown

So im writing
A poem about poetry
as im slowly being dissected
under an electronic microscope
trying to understand why
my empty smile
will not turn into a
sorrowful frown
why the heat and anger bubbles and gurgles
while i consistently push it down
to the bowels of my feet
Consistant rhyming has escaped me
along with my writing ability
all because i cant remember
how to take the meaning
out of the poem
plaster it on my face
turn that smile upside down
and show the world my place.