What If Curiosity Didn't Kill The Cat?

“Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people” – Leo Burnett

As Leo Burnett so eloquently states, the key to unlocking creativity is to become curious about the world around us. They say that curiosity kills the cat, but I beg to differ. 

For instance, I adore writing poetry despite the fact that it is the most challenging form of writing for me. When it comes to poetry, I feel that my spectrum ranges from "wow did you write that?" to "wow, what were you thinking Ashley?" depending on the day.

 I have found that coming up with ideas for writing creative pieces is the hardest part however, if you write about things that you observe then you are more likely to succeed. Therefore, if you are more curious about the world around you, then you have plenty of material to write about. 

In my creative writing course at UCF we had to write a poem in order to convey an emotion by only using the objects that we saw around our rooms. I will post it here because I'm slightly proud of it despite the fact that it is a rough draft.... What emotion do you think that I am trying to get across?

Mama says I'm special

So the Bubba Gump license plate sneers;

But is that really so?

Mama would say I'm special while ignoring

My big textbooks gathering dust,

Cast aside in frustration

Taunting the withered black and orange

Flower in a small bottle about to topple over;

The strain of metallic necklaces

Cling on to their necklace holder

Each one tugging the thing down, down, down

While the dusty, forgotten glass rose

Stands alone in its vase, waiting for someone to notice

Its perch; its precarious position;

Right on the edge

The rose sulks at the empty vase,

Clear as day and as pure as nothing

Which sits isolated, collecting dust at the rim.

"Let me be the fashion queen"

Says the frame above my head.

It disregards the fact that it shall fall

When it falls, it shall shatter

It's just that close to oblivion...