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A poem about wanting to be a writer

Whatever It Takes

I want to be a writer -
and like a new poker player -
I'm starting to evaluate my cards.

I post on several poetry sites 
I find syncing them kinda hard.

'Cause I'm the model of imperfection
heck, I'm the Edison of mistakes -
a teenager half-heartedly committed
to doing whatever it takes.

Does it help that I'm never happy?
That I constantly make updates?

At times I feel the proverbial cat 
chasing its own tail -
but I think I'm making progress
- like a literary snail.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Simon Avatar
July 10, 2020 at 7:40 PM
This is very clever
Vionet Avatar
July 10, 2020 at 8:05 PM
Thank you =]
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