The Bad Part about Writing a Great Poem

writing a great poem makes
it harder to write a mediocre one,
as if the bar has been raised
permanently, no room to slip
underneath when no one is looking.
a paralysis sets in, an expectation
of greatness that you achieved once
and maybe will never achieve again.
what a burden, then, to write a
great poem and then to never enjoy
writing again.
Give me the joy of writing many
mediocre poems any day.