NaPoWriMo Day 17 – But…

This poetry month,
I’ve done three and a half years
and I don’t remember
it being a problem.

But now I’m not sure.
I say I can’t force them,
they come if they want to,
but what if they don’t?

Some days it comes easy,
but others not so much,
should I keep on trying?
I feel like a fraud.

Three lines start with ‘But’ –
this does not sound convincing.
But the words have their own rules;
please don’t shoot their messenger.

Linda Rushby 17 April 2022

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