A Prime Time Rhyme Meme Theme

Some of those closest to me
are concerned my poetry
does not rhyme
every time.

I do not complain,
but try to explain
that total symmetry
is not important to me.

The meaning of a verse
is, for better or worse,
the point of a piece.
Rhymes are just grease.

Mental lubrication to let words slide by,
while I try
to impart a certain feeling,
repulsive or appealing.

This frees myself and my reader from the
tight restraint of what seems sing-song.
But maybe just this once,
I will kind of go along.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Campbell Avatar
October 3, 2022 at 5:01 PM
Every time?
Caliri Avatar
October 2, 2022 at 9:43 AM
Great message, great delivery. Our brain definitely craves sing-song, even if it loses it's spice of life.
Campbell Avatar
October 3, 2022 at 4:48 PM
Thanks, Matt. Hopefully we can spice our messages with near rhyme and other devices to avoid the grease of rhyme.
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