Lamplight
Late at night
No pen in sight
Phone battery low
When poetry flows
Good idea
Bad choice of words
Forgotten hashtag
Not enough praise
I do know
When poetry flows
Provocative
Makes you think
Slipping on into a dark corner
Grammatical disaster
Deflated ego
When poetry flows
Lack of sleep
May lead to negative vibes
Patience with yourself
Allergic to lies
Let confidence grow
When poetry flows
Bad approach
Too many whims
Heart on my sleeve
Always feeling grim
Let’s start the show
When poetry flows
Laughed at
Deleted or muted
Pushed away
Washed down or diluted
Reap the seeds I sow
When poetry flows
Is this a war
Who is on my side
Battle of words
Taken for a ride
With Instagram a glow
When poetry flows
Shadow banned
Censored
Wrong subject
Difficult time zone
Why I continue I don’t know
When poetry flows
©Darren Hobson, owner of the when poetry flows brand and self publishing poet
Darren Hobson Poet 