I Can'T Write

This is a parody of "I can't Dance." by Genesis.


Metaphor junkies
spewing their dung
actin all holy
like they've written in tounges...

Can anybody
interpret that (Bleep)
explain the poems meaning
with a comment that fits...

Then say, I can't write
or compose
demi-gods are out there
always breaking my (Bleeps...)

They say, I can't write
or compose
so I'm just sittin here typin anything...

Contests
really tickle a muse
seems the hosts
and poet are truly confused...

A muse ain't fickle
just knows what it likes
if you can't relate
then yours may take a hike...

They say, I can't write
or compose
tappin on this keyboard
till my fingers are numb...

They say I can't write
or compose
so I'm just sittin here typin anything...

Metaphor groupies
bow to the ground
ain't got a clue
of what the poem expounds...

But it's got image
and metaphors too
though I've seen better
on the walls of a loo...

They say, I can't write
or compose
everything I pen
is either weak or cliche...

Yeah I can't write
or compose
so I'm just sittin here typin...

Yeah I try to make it right...

Put the verbiage, in its proper place...

~Note~
I also write on another site as RunningWolves . On that site there some really rude poets who think they are Gods gift to humanity. They think everything they write is a masterpiece and are not shy about belittling people who's comments on their work aren't good enough for them. So, I wrote this for them. 

So this has nothing to do with anyone on PoetrySoup.

See, I never claimed to be a poet, nor to have anything that even remotely resembles talent. I am just an simple guy playing at poet. anything I do that even seems like a talent is really just God's way of keeping me from making a total fool of myself... I guess you could say its on loan from God... Thank you!

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Date: 9/10/2021 12:27:00 PM
Oops I twice validated! Sorry. Anyway, muses are like faeries & gnomes bragging how they ARE the arts cause they’re Ethereal. B.S. yOU are your voice & H.S. English teacher would-be poets asking for CORRECT INTERPRETATIONSdont even know what Interpretation means! Listen&grab pens whenUR poemsBeg4air!
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Date: 9/10/2021 12:15:00 PM
IMHO, Wolf, F###’em! I am thrilled to have chanced upon your poems,but then I don’t believe in accidents. The clarity& flow of your words bespeaks an inner voice that can explode with its poetry. It is we the seeking, wandering poets touching our own beings who affect the world. Muses, h###wit’em! They….
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Date: 9/10/2021 11:59:00 AM
IMHO, Wolf, F###’em! I am thrilled to have chanced upon your poems,but then I don’t believe in accidents. The clarity& flow of your words bespeaks an inner voice that can explode with its poetry. It is we the seeking, wandering poets touching our own beings who affect the world. Muses, h###wit’em! They….
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Date: 2/24/2020 11:25:00 AM
Most everyone has gotten some bad criticism on their work. The key is to take advice that is helpful and ignore the rest. I enjoyed this RW. Aloha, Connie
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Date: 2/24/2020 6:03:00 PM
Thank you very Kindly and you are absolutely right. I am my own worst critic. I'm never happy with what I write, always feel I could have done better, but then comes the what's missing mystery lol????
Date: 2/23/2020 3:00:00 AM
Good one, Running Wolves. Hard to believe people get off spewing out disparaging comments for the thrill of it.
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Running Wolves
Date: 2/23/2020 10:05:00 AM
Thank you very kindly, but sadly todays potd proves they are here as well. Sick people exist everywhere and the goal of a troll is to chase people off by attempting to hurt them emotionally. So whenever someone leaves for whatever reason in the mind of the troll it has won and that encourages them to continue with their pathetic actions.
Date: 2/10/2020 10:33:00 AM
I think your poems are great - nasty people do exist and really it all boils down to jealousy. God knows your heart! Blessings, Jennifer.
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Running Wolves
Date: 2/11/2020 10:57:00 AM
thank you so very kindly dear Lady
Date: 2/9/2020 11:18:00 AM
By the way your poetry is fine... Poetry is subjective and abstract... So ignore the haters..
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Date: 2/10/2020 9:05:00 AM
thank yee very kindly
Date: 2/9/2020 11:17:00 AM
I tried to read it like the song lol... Rude poets everywhere sadly...sorry about yoUr experiences...some people have delusions of grandeur... I do spoken word more than page poetry now... People are a lot more supportive..
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Running Wolves
Date: 2/10/2020 9:10:00 AM
hey the world is full of whatevers...lol Cool spoken words allow you to read it as it's meant to be heard. You ever hear the album An American Prayer by The Doors? It's Jim Morrisons poetry as it was originally written before Ray Manzarak turned it into songs set to music. Someday I'll have to try that.
Date: 2/6/2020 1:54:00 PM
- I am very happy that we are all different, R.W. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 2/7/2020 9:27:00 AM
sameness would be a bit boring, ok a lot boring, ok it would be horrible...lol
Date: 2/3/2020 10:51:00 PM
Running Wolves, I think your poem kicks (bleep). Don't worry about the vanity in humanity. For the truly gifted insane, we're all just mundane. -Richard
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Running Wolves
Date: 2/5/2020 6:48:00 AM
Thank you Sir, most appreciated.
Date: 2/1/2020 8:10:00 PM
Everyone writes differently in their own style everyone has different likes that's the beauty of poetry. I enjoyed this :) hugs
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Running Wolves
Date: 2/5/2020 6:49:00 AM
Thank you dear Lady.
Date: 2/1/2020 8:01:00 PM
Ignore those that try to stir up trouble. I know from experience. It is best to just let them be. We all write differently, and that is perfectly okay. Just sayin'. ~ Brandy
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Date: 2/5/2020 6:50:00 AM
Thank you and I agree. It's a shame when people let their egos run unchecked and chase others away from writing though
Date: 1/30/2020 12:53:00 PM
Hahahaha! Point damn well taken.
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Running Wolves
Date: 1/30/2020 2:00:00 PM
Thank yee sweet Lady
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