POEM STARTER
Submitted by Maranda Quinn
Write a poem from the perspective of someone who obviously hates — or is just extremely bad at — poetry.
Try to consider why someone may feel pressured to write a poem. Love? A school project?
Hate Poetry
I can’t find the words to say
Repetition is to blame
Nothing ever feels the same
And I just wanna stop
I know it’s good for my brain
But man, it’s driving me insane
Translate feelings, mostly pain
A time for taking stock
Fuck these lines
Fuck these rhymes
Fuck, I’ve wasted all my time
I don’t know and I don’t care
Why would you, an unheard prayer
This thing called art I may forswear
Eternal writer’s block
What’s the point, I’ll never know
Think I should just let it go
Worries dam my water flow
Creating only schlock
Fuck these lines
Fuck these rhymes
Fuck, I’ve wasted all my time
