THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE LIKE THIS

 

THEY

TOLD ME

THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE

THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE LIKE THIS

 

POEMS

THEY SAY

DO NOT ALWAYS RHYME

SO THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE LIKE THIS

 

GOOD

I THOUGHT

MY POEMS TO BE

BEFORE THEY HAD THEIR SAY

 

FREE

I FELT

MY WORDS DID FLOW

BUT THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE LIKE THIS

 

MY HEART

DID SPEAK

TO ME IN WORDS

WITHOUT INTRUSION FROM THE MIND

 

FEARS

AND FAULTS

SHOWN TRUE AND CLEAR

TIL THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE LIKE THIS

 

STOP

THEY SAID

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

FOLLOW THESE FORMS AND WAYS

 

START

TO SHOW

A STANDARD PROSE

AND THEY TOLD ME TO WRITE LIKE THIS