Reverse Psychology

You think you can write?
You think you can go to heaven
and make God smite?
You think you’ll write “The Raven”?
Please, you don’t have the guts,
the pipeline is for those who dare.
You must be completely nuts,
the gem of talent is very rare.
You’ll come here and you will fall.
I have seen it before.
I have seen it all.
From diamonds you’ll make ore.

                                   -JPA