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Dirty Word

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Dirty Word
24-03-14

Don't tell me you're a poet;
that you fill pages with lies and metaphors
jutting out from every-which angle.
I don't care for lies
no matter what wrapping they come in.

I don't care for sonnets declaring love;
love is a word heard often
and meaning little.
Don't give me copious words in rhyme
where three words, in plain, will do.

Don't tell me you're a poet;
that you twist emotions and thoughts
like a master spinner at a spindle.
I care not to be told what to feel.
No matter how close our feelings are
they will never match exactly.

I don't care for Haiku depicting nature
when nature can be self-experienced.
Your frothy depiction of snow
is of less importance than what I feel standing in it.
Your thoughts on Autumn worth less
than what it feels like to collapse
into a pile of orange, gold and red.

Don't tell me you're a poet.
I care only for my own experience.
Contest entry for tubefed 's contest
tubefed.deviantart.com/journal…

Prompt chosen: Poetry is a dirty word
Reason: It got stuck in my head
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insomniaplague's avatar
Thanks for the entry! I'm updating the journal now. :)