01-22-2014, 05:01 PM
Write limericks. Write parodies (parodies are actually AWESOME for working through these issues, because you have bones to work with already). Write silly stuff and insane stuff and don't try too hard. You have to find your own voice and that might not be one that uses a lot of metaphors. Many poets don't. There will be other devices that suit you. It's not uncommon when just starting out to think you have to put everything into a poem -- but poems are more organic than that. They arrive whole but a bit dishevelled, you give them a good trim and send them out into the world. If they're not well received, bring them back, put them in the cupboard for a while and send out another one.
It could be worse