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An Inexperienced Poet
my first time
thinking of nonsensical comparisons
extravagant words
but why —
poetry
my first time
debating uppercase or lowercase
I’m no good
Why’d I try —
poetry
My first time
I was told the best make no sense
trees and cake tell no lies
flowers are for old men who can’t smell
Did that make sense —
poetry
my first time
lines are supposed to be
Short
that’s not right they’re supposed to be long
Am I correct —
Poetry
My first time
the best poems rhyme
No those are the worst
how is this verse —
poetry
my first time
use meter
Write an octave
sonnets are the way to go
What’s iambic pentameter —
poetry
my first time
choosing where to stop stanzas
worrying about patterns
ABECAFGSB
this must be free verse
Am I learning —
poetry
My first time
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n’t d
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p /en(oug)h
mak
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sense
I’m
not E. !E.
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is this iambic pentameter —
Poetry
my first time
I was told poetry comes with experience
‘your comparisons are awful
Always use lowercase
never make sense
rhyming is evil
Short lines only
your structure is nonexistent’
I better stop this stanza before I’m told my poem
sucks.