Poetical Pretence

Poetical Pretence

People judging my poetry
Critiquing every single line
Not worried about the meaning
Only whether or not there’s rhyme.

“Use rhyming couplets, if you please,
Assonance, meter, similes
(And iambic pentameter?)
And metaphor is good for wear
But rigid framework must be there
(Handcuffed to the parameter?).

The point of proper poetry
Is elegant epiphany
Not self-embellished artistry
Stick to the rules of ancestry
Confine yourself to registry
As 3D as a tapestry.

The structured frame will hold it well
Using the bars to make it sell.”

‘Cell’ befitting a life sentence
Punished by poetry pretence.