Examining my writing

I have decided to take a better look at my writings recently and actually spend some time evaluating them. A lot of times I just seem to write and write and never really examine what I'm saying because it just seems to lay itself out on the paper in a way that makes sense to me at the time. But as I go over old poems I realize that editing is crucial. I have begun to reword things that will help readers feel more of how I am and I have also started to back away from rhyming and common cliches. This was probably the hardest thing to do for me because it is so easy to write about love in a "roses are red, violets are blue" sort of way. But I realized how much stronger my work was when I didn't do that. It's exciting to find new ways to say things and it's also not nearly as boring to read. I have also began to really examine what I'm trying to say in each poem and I try to read it from an outsiders point of view and see if my point is clear but not to obvious because I still like making the reader think about my words. I have noticed a common theme that I keep returning to which is one of dissatisfaction. I seem to question a lot of why we do things and I have found that I am a pretty impatient person. I don't really know what I want to do in life and I don't have a set plan for myself. Sometimes I feel like I'm even wasting my time at school and I want to see what else is out there so I don't miss out. I tell myself to just enjoy the present but part of me still wants some sort of change  in scenery; as I usually state in my poems. In saying this, I have found it very useful to look over the things I write because I learn a lot about myself that I never consciously think about while I write. It is helpful to analyze your work beyond just the surface.