A Poet’s Inner Voice

We write down the words That we choose for our poems We do it in our own special way As our mind continues to roam We finish one line after another We get down the meaning so well Unfortunately a little voice in our head Has information it needs to tell Perhaps a word isn’t quite perfect And the ‘look’ may not be right “Change it, ” the voice continues We see flashing luminous lights Sometimes the voice is really quite subtle We want it to go away, it’s true Occasionally it does, but at other times It’s persistent, has it happened to you? So what should we do my fellow poet? When we hear that inner voice For me I usually have to listen to it It seems I have no other choice We plug along, best as we can No matter what others’ might think Enjoying the craft is the bottom line For a poem can come to us in a blink!