If to be a sonnet is to be vain, then to be a sonnet is to be a friend.
If to be a limerick is to be laughed at, then to be a limerick is to be a child.
If to be a haiku is to be unnoticed, then to be a haiku is to be the elderly.
If to be an acrostic is to be childish, then to be an acrostic is to be a parent.
If to be an epic is to be a fantasy, then to be an epic is to be an idol.
If to be free verse is to be messy, then to be free verse is to be a teenager
because to be a sonnet is also to be adored
to be a limerick is to be playful
to be a haiku is to be wise
to be an acrostic is to be safe
to be an epic is to be fantastic
to be free verse is to be free.
If to be a poem is to be both distained and revered,
then to be a poem is to be human.
Posted in response to the challenge PAST CONTESTS: Spring '24: Writing Contest.
Comments
AAAAHHH this is so deep and true and AMAZING! To be a human (at least being me as a human) is definitely to be a poem. Thanks for writing this!
I love how every line I was surprised— and yet— by the end— I felt I comprehended your message beautifully. Perfect length.
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