Want to write

I find myself wanting write poetry or something creative but my mind is stuck in reality.
All those pretty and descriptive words are stuck in my brain while I believe I am conditioned to think in the here and now.  My mind wants to be creative but in my current mindset my brain wont go there.  It even frustrates me to the point where I can't read.  I get jealous over the written word of others who have the ability to sit and write...