Write a poem

Sometimes when impatience threatens to overwhelm me

I challenge myself to write, to compose poetry

At first I am too preoccupied to concentrate

But as I try harder, ideas begin to germinate

In my brain, leading to a perceptible shift

In my emotions, my mind begins to drift

From feeling rushed to moving at a slower pace

The virtues of patience I begin to embrace

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To craft a poem, I must make use of all my faculties

Observe keenly, feel deeply, jog old memories

In the midst of chaos, writing a poem serves

As a grounding exercise that soothes my nerves

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In writing a coherent verse, I do not always succeed

Sometimes I leave unfinished lines, sometimes I leave the sheet blank indeed

A poem cannot be written under duress

Therefore my efforts do not always meet with success

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I was feeling impatient today when I decided to write

And for once, writer’s block I had no need to fight