Poetry used to be whatever it wanted to be.
it used to be whatever you felt.
it used to be what your heart went down your arm and controlled the pen to be.
and then came the day when the English teacher with too much makeup and too-cheerful disposition told you that this poem has ten syllables
and this one rhymes in this pattern
and this one is this many lines long
and this one is written by a robot
and this one has no feeling
and this one, here in the corner, this free-verse... doesn't matter.
Isn't worth it.
too messy, too unorganized and too immature.
all the sudden,
writing didn't help speak your mind.
all the sudden, that problem your dealing with
has too many syllables.
roses are red, violets are actually purple, and poetry became a score in skyward.
not anymore.
thanks, Nelson. For reminding us when poetry
was whatever it wanted to be.
it used to be whatever you felt.
it used to be what your heart went down your arm and controlled the pen to be.
and then came the day when the English teacher with too much makeup and too-cheerful disposition told you that this poem has ten syllables
and this one rhymes in this pattern
and this one is this many lines long
and this one is written by a robot
and this one has no feeling
and this one, here in the corner, this free-verse... doesn't matter.
Isn't worth it.
too messy, too unorganized and too immature.
all the sudden,
writing didn't help speak your mind.
all the sudden, that problem your dealing with
has too many syllables.
roses are red, violets are actually purple, and poetry became a score in skyward.
not anymore.
thanks, Nelson. For reminding us when poetry
was whatever it wanted to be.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
ReplyDeleteYou are a good writer. You should share your work.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
You are a good writer. You should share your work.
"and poetry became a score in skyward." #stolen
writing didn't help speak your mind.
ReplyDeleteall the sudden, that problem your dealing with
has too many syllables."
SPEAK
I AM SEMI IN LOVE WITH THIS WRITING
ReplyDelete^^ I agree with Nelson, even though I don't even know if I'm in your class.
ReplyDeletewhat the heck this is so real I love it
ReplyDeleteHoly real!! This was SOOO good! and this, writing didn't help speak your mind. all of a sudden, that problem your dealing with has too many syllables." What!?!? What?? ahhhh I love it.
ReplyDeleteRoses are red, violets are actually purple, and poetry became a score in skyward"
ReplyDelete"Your problem has too many syllables"
WOAH! DUDE THIS IS AWESOME. And thank you for pointing out the violet problem. That's always bugged me.
#stolen
This is super powerful. I hope everyone gets to read this
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ReplyDeletehas too many syllables."
"poetry became a score in skyward."
man those hit me, nice job