The Writer

I want to write poetry,

but I don't want to be just a poet

Oh, there's nothing wrong with that, I'm sure

But I have strived for more

And more is what I still want

I want to be an essayist, a columnist,

A writer of every genre known to man

And maybe even create a new genre of my own

I want to be more than anything I've ever dreamed possible

I want to be a writer of the highest order

No form too hard for me to tackle

Or too much for me to bear

The mistress of the almighty word

And quintessential author extraordinaire

Jennifer 6-30-09