I Hate Poetry

I Hate Poetry

I really dislike poetry
certainly and honestly do
deliberate obscurantism
damn words, don't you know 

whinging exultations
agonising extremes
low language of life
love and loss themes

free verse especially
a cop out I'd suspect
debility of mind
the dearth of intellect

why even bother
you depressive waste of time
we have all loved or lost
so cease your spurious crying

speak thee in happy note
flowers and flutter bys
warming sun on warming limbs
smiles and morning skies
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Smith Avatar
February 17, 2017 at 11:58 AM
I'm in on the last verse, well done Declan...
Molloy Avatar
February 17, 2017 at 1:49 PM
a bit of tongue in cheek I suppose :)
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