3 Step Poetry

It springs upon you.
Gleaming clawed metaphor
struggle to unhinge.

Many-legged adjectives 
commence to crawl over the page
similar to a robotic centipede
but bigger, shinier, brasher.

Then the seductive purr,
the mannered modes, the manicured forms,
the unmistakable reek of poetry.

The first step they say is recognition,
the second step is to find it a home.
The third step is to clean up
after it craps itself.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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De Beaulieu Avatar
March 11, 2020 at 1:15 PM
Hello Eric Asfhord, I enjoyed this deep poem witha deep meaning. Have a nice day my friend.
Ashford Avatar
March 11, 2020 at 1:26 PM
Thank you Darlene. Deeply obliged.
Ashford Avatar
March 11, 2020 at 1:26 PM
Thank you Darlene. Deeply obliged.
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