#219 So Much More Poem by Jimmie Arrington

No, I’m not uninspired,
The ideas are still flowing.
My “poetic engines” are still fired,
But the words are so unknowing.

They all seem insufficient,
They seem to demean and shame.
What I write and what I meant
Never seem to be the same.

Let’s start from the beginning,
There I see you in my head.
With numerous thoughts spinning,
They’re easily misread.

I want to say “I love you”,
Write down how I truly feel.
I form a line I think will do,
Then watch it slowly peel.

When I think of you, Sweetheart,
My thoughts are most sincere,
But when on paper the feelings start
To fade and disappear.

So if it seems I’m writing less
Than I wrote before,
It’s cause it’s harder to express
Words that now mean so much more.