Melanie Simms is a new poet, publishing under the mentorship of nationally recognized lyric poet Gary Young. Her work has been featured in various journals including: Poetry Super Highway, Zuzu's Petals, Penn Review, Peshekee River Review, Santa Cruz Sentinel among many others.
I have no need for inspiration;
I AM music.
And when I write,
The pen sings, and the muse,
Awestruck,
Bends to me.
(It must be wonderful).
Alas, I will tell you a secret;
(shhhh!)
I am HUMAN!
I fiddle and wrangle
And wrestle with words
That evade me
Like a cup of Java
That would have been good,
(If only I'd remembered to plug in
the damn coffee pot!).
I am the poet laureate of blabber,
The premiere definition of:
The Undefined."
Release me from
The shackles of mediocrity--sing to me!
Let the muses remember my name,
Let there be a Baptist revival of my soul
That will bathe me in the crystal waters of Jordan,
Renewed, refreshed, alive.
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