Do You Hate Poems?: A poem for those that do, and those that don't?

Question

Do You Hate Poems?
Do you hate poems?
Let me guess:
you think they’re cheesy, confusing, or just plain lame?
You find an Ode to be… oh so boring.
—a Shakespearean sonnet to be…
much ado about nothing.
—a blank verse is a…
blank verse.
—a Villanelle to be dizzying
and discomforting in its repetition.
Wait… sorry, you probably don’t know
what the hell a Villanelle is—my bad.
Do you get all tangled up by Charles Webb?
—shiver when you hear Frost?
Does Robert Graves make you… no that one’s too easy.
When your friend hands you a poem,
do you sigh on the inside, bite your lip,
and just try to get through it.
Then do you say, “It’s good”?
Are you just trying to get through this one?
You’re almost there.
Bet you won’t tell me “its good” when you finish.
Are you confusedandannoyed
by
unorthodox
lines
of
?poetry
Do you think poets are a little… “off”?
—maybe a little gay?
Ha! “a little gay”? Is that like “Almost pregnant”?
Does a rhyme seem a waste of time?
—a verse make you just wanna curse?
—each stanza make you wanna gouge
out your eyes-zuh?
(Well I’m sorry, but nothing freaking rhymes with stanza.)
Does any of this sound familiar?
Rest assured, you’re not alone.
We are.

—Janndon Evans

Wow, sounds like maybe two of you actually read it...

Answer 1

wow, that was great...wow....

Answer 2

I live for Poetry, I cannot live without it. Your Poem was great, here's a hint of what i write.

Ending Empty
By: S. Sterling

Who am I fooling?
After the last one shot me dead
I had lain in my bed like a cucumber
With the sores on my legs,
Fat and useless in my spring
My teeth unclean and those Jesus wings
Limp and wet at either side of the spread.

I cannot move.
These bones are voiceless
The sound speeds before the skin
Nothing makes sense
I cannot hold to this much.
If you ask of my friends,
They fled for the sky together.

Yes, there is immortality
I have already taken it
Memories fall from my head
Swaying like leaves in air
Melting into the patchwork pillow

For the demon that stands there
No, I am not a coward.
They drove the nails right in
And I took it like a prostitute
This time they shut my sadness still.

Answer 3

Dear, I have the autographs of: Donald Hall, W. D. Snodgrass, and Merlin Holland (the only living grandson of Oscar Wilde), and many more. Yes. I love poetry♥

Answer 4

Daylight

Daylight's comin'
And it seems that I'm runnin' out of clues.
The answers are there;
But only to where I can lose.
I will never get through this whole mess I'm in to;
If I have to keep paying my dues.
So I'll get on with living.
And plan on start giving,
To the choices that I have to choose.


Buzzard

Answer 5

I Love Poems! They help me when I am really angry. But yeah, sometimes I have to agree that poems can be really cheesy. But I think the best poems are in the Bible.

Answer 6

i find poems to be good when i'm in the mood, but i mostly like poems in a song more. those tend to be less emo.

Answer 7

I love poems

Answer 8

i just cant get into poems, i would rather look at a piece of art and interpret it myself rather than read a poem.

Answer 9

i love poems that can relate to me and my feelings, not like literature poems. I hate that.

Answer 10

I ABOSOLUTELY LOVE poems, there is so much meaning behind the words that is being said.

Answer 11

I love pomes because it helps me connect with my inner self