...What?

I don't even know

Why do poems have to rhyme?

I mean, I know they don't all of the time,

But something here seems out of line,

I cannot say that I feel fine.

Maybe it just sounds better?

What rhymes with that…

Uh,

Sweater? Letter?

And perhaps Weather?

Leather?

Or maybe it sounds more appealing,

With words that I'm dealing,

Similar to a Dr. Seuss feeling,

Yet I manage to still be concealing.

How do I make all those relate,

I’ve got too much on my plate,

Or maybe it’s just up to fate,

Even that, I’d still hate.

It’s very hard to get rhyming words,

To put together and not-sound-absurd,

And make sure the syllables don’t get slurred,

But manage to kinda sound like a nerd…

I yearn to be a songwriter,

Not just some lyric biter,

I’ve gotta rack my brain tighter,

Here comes another all-nighter…

Look how far this “poem” got,

It was just about rhymes, I thought?

This is what happens when I don’t get caught,

I bet you all feel so distraught--

Oops.

I’ll just stop…

Author's Note

My brain 24/7

Reviews

[Najam Us Saher]

Wow...I am speechless....creative and unique poem.
Totally loved it.