Why did you write poetry? If it's to be as good as you feel others are (perception, not actual fact) you might not get to enjoying it; I would just write for yourself. It takes a long time to really get good at anything, lots of practice.
Sometimes I use to take "professional" poems I like and rewrite them in my own words? That helped me, either match the cadence or sentiment, etc.
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