I <3 this muchly. There is creative genius in this, and I love the downward spiral into dark brokenness in this.

I often feel this way. Although in my case, my poetry isn’t the compensation for my missing brain parts but the result of not having them.
n o n e t h e l e s s (with some pieces still in place :) I think this is a very good poem.

@Jim

thanks! I rewrote the previous version (http://ficly.com/stories/33328) to have sort of a different tone in each stanza. It sort of goes from nonchalance to impatience to a sort of desperation….

@BiC

Thanks! I meant it as “I’m not very smart, but people call me poetic”. something like that.

Thanks for your feedback!