Do It, Don't

here i am tripping all over my feet again -
stop, you will stop, you will stop me.
here i am tripping all over my words again.
stop, you will stop me.

the life of a student is a sad one,
the life of a poet is a sad one,
the life of a lover is a sad one.

(you have taught me to want write to again,
i thought i'd never want
to write again).
she says, do it.
i say, no, i don't want to.