I Write For Myself
So sue me
I don’t write like you
I don’t pay attention to form and rhyme scheme,
And I shouldn’t have to,
That’s the beauty of art
I write from the heart
I say what I feel
Why must it be structured a certain way,
In order to be real?
I will not write a haiku
Nor a senryu
What’s it to you?
Does that mean I’m fake?
It’s time you wake up
Get over yourself
I won’t change my ways,
Because you say they’re wrong
I won’t change my ways,
Because the forms say they’re wrong
I don’t write for your forms,
Or anything else
I write for myself
Copyright © Daron Long | Year Posted 2006
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