Terry Ireland Poet Rhyme

Pretty Poetry

I don’t write pretty poetry.
Life’s just not like that.
Sometimes it’s high,
Sometimes it’s flat.
Love doesn’t run smoothly
For we are human and frail
And sometimes we succeed
Most of the time we fail.
We often hurt others
Though not meaning to
It’s just one of those things
We unthinkingly do.
We’d like maybe to say sorry
But we’re hurting inside
And admitting being wrong
Clashes with feelings of pride.
So, I try to be considerate 
Try not to insult or hurt,
To stay in the background, 
Try not to self assert
Try to be considerate 
In what I do and say
Try to gain the most
From every single day.
So,I don’t write pretty poetry, 
Feet firmly on the ground
I try to reflect daily life
As it happens all around, 
That doesn’t need pretty poetry.

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Ilene Bauer March 18, 2023 at 12:32 PM i love your poetry, terry - pretty or not! Terry Ireland March 19, 2023 at 12:29 AM Aaah, thanks ilene. Lovely thing to say.

Speaks Volumes March 18, 2023 at 2:40 AM I agree with you whole heartedly, which I seem to always do, What you call pretty I call flowery, but if something pretty happens to me, I like to shout it out., but then to equal the scale I am not afraid to say when I fail. Terry.. ific poem enjoyed Terry Ireland March 19, 2023 at 12:32 AM Thanks Wen. An old acquaintance blocked me on Facebook sometime ago for my “left wing, unpatriotic rantings.” This was my reply. (Not done FB for over a year now.)