lol I'm not sure where this came from but here it is.


Urge to Rhyme

Everything doesn't have to rhyme they keep saying to me
I know, I know, it's just how my mind goes, I say back.
Each and every time? ... they whine.
I can't help what is innate for me
My life has always been ebbs and flows
Musical notes and blowing my nose
See what I mean? Even the smallest of things
I have ... the urge ... to rhyme.

Your cadence isn't right, it gets stuck in my throat
They scream, they plead, they insist I adhere
Try something new, try something different this year!
As you can see, I'm not very good at this.
For me it just isn't' right, it doesn't feel original
When I write my stories, I become each of my characters
When I write my poetry, I sing it as a song in my head
And yes, this one doesn't go well with the music inside
Because for me, It just doesn't rhyme.

Yes, I know what you're gonna say
This one DOES rhyme and it's making you cray-cray
Not nearly as crazy as it's making me
Every time I re-read, I want to change everything

Stop it, stop it, stop it already
If this were a test, you'd be failing for sure
Perhaps I should, and maybe I would
if of course I could ... BUT
I read every single nursery rhyme as a child
We had an extensive book collection
They all felt like music to my mouth
A song that flowed with the tempo of me
Do I use that too much? the 'blah blah of me'
Rut roh, watch out, that's my ADHD
Since that's really the extent of my education
I didn't finish High School, and stayed away from college
See that last two lines? They got me stuck cold
because they don't flow in my mind

Ahh, but such is the essence of me
and since I kinda like me a lot
I think I'll just keep the urge to rhyme

P.S I cringe at the thought of this being read by anyone other than me.
So be gentle kind friends and let your silence be the worst critique
you would give. Always with Peace and Love



Poetry by LacyxDevine
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Written on 2022-01-30 at 16:51

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Alan J Ripley The PoetBay support member heart!
Hi Laceyx
Being I suffer from lexdysia my poems have to rhyme, l have written a few short stories, my peers have decided there poems
What I would say is write how you feel most comfortable
With. But it's nice to tryout things your not to sure off.
That's how you grow as a writer and a person.
2022-01-31


one trick pony The PoetBay support member heart!
Don't cringe, I'm with you. I'm hopeless at rhyming, I can't even spell the word nine times out of ten!

You are true to yourself:
"Ahh, but such is the essence of me"

So keep writing your wonderful way and the world will be a brighter, happier place for it.
2022-01-30