writer's shlock

i want to write a heartbreaker
one that'll tug at the strings
but i always come across as a faker
when i try to articulate things.

it should be so easy to tackle
love, loss, romantic insight!
but though i snap! pop! there's no crackle
when i put pen to paper & write.

it's not inspiration i'm lacking
there's plenty of angst to go round
so why are my waxings a slacking
when my heart's in the lost & found?

i'm probably just trapped in a cycle --
and brilliance won't come till it's through -
so i'll just have faith like george michael
and eventually i'll know what to do.