The Creation of Poetry

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An older poem but after reading it again, it all rings true. Sometimes it is a struggle to write and other times it flows smoothly. As I get older, it becomes more challenging.

THE CREATION OF POETRY
 
From deep inside simmering and covered 
with fragrant sauce, an imaginative dish will 
sometimes bubble up. 

I cover it with clever condiments, taste for flavor 
and serve it with anticipatory delight.
Afterwards, the recipe is unthinkingly discarded.
 
Most times I feel these creations are not my own
but come from a source beyond thinking.

And so I see myself as a mere conduit within an system flow.
A living presence left to probe for new input in a search 
for expansion along a wayward course.

A blockage occurs; a cold hard stoppage in the sentient main line. 
I can't get past it.

Diverging paths try to take over and scrounge to find a way 
to take up the slack.

Sometimes what is then revealed tempestuously 
carries within a core truth that what is hidden 
is almost always extracted in pain.

Often the fence is too tall and rugged 
to climb and a splintered psyche must test its limits.

As core beliefs begin to shed their sensitive skin 
over time, another exposed layer needs to be peeled away.
With emotional angst I shed a teardrop pure and simple. 
For me it signifies truth and honesty of this necessary struggle
And once more determined, I try 

CAK

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