I wrote this piece during a short period of dabbling with (text-based) online roleplaying. I had a friend who was playing in a Star Wars-based universe, so I hung out there and created a character called Doomed Poet. He grew on me, and I plan to use him for other stuff at some point, but playing him was especially interesting because, being a Poet, he had to spontaneously come up with poetry at times to seem in character. This piece isn't great, and the end of the second verse is terrible, but it also has something I like, and succinctly defines how the Poet would like to be (and perhaps was).

Arrogance
Clouds freedom of thought
Mastery
Is always an illusion

Hate
Anger
Lust
Love
Kindness
Compassion
They are but
Spokes in the Wheel
The Poet stands
Centred in the Wheel.

Balanced
Unbroken
Awaiting the Word.