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This is Not a Poem

March 10, 2011
By Retroplex BRONZE, Cypress, Texas
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&quot;Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.&quot;<br /> -George Bernard Shaw

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I’m writing a poem! It has sentences
that end on different lines.
It lacks
rhyme and rhythm.
This poem is also missing some punctuation
it seems more artistic that way






I shifted my poem over here
oh look! now it’s in completely lowercase
letters.
my poem drips of originality.

This is not a poem.
This is an overabundance of crummy words and an exhibition of grammar deficiency.

© Sarah S., Poland Spring, ME

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I have a feeling that this is not going to be published, but I just wanted someone to read it. Thanks!
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Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on Apr. 6 2011 at 11:56 am
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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i love this captain. it does suck if you read it a certain way-but i didnt read it that way. it would be conducive for you to do your dance at the time which is now.
msoccerm345 SILVER said...
on Apr. 5 2011 at 12:24 pm
msoccerm345 SILVER, Grimes, Iowa
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no. fail. 
volleyball17 PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 5 2011 at 12:24 pm
volleyball17 PLATINUM, Grimes, Iowa
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just gonna say this is soo a fail! sorry jusst saying the truth i hate when people dont tell me whtat they think about mine or say the truth

bye :)

sweetbreezydelight BRONZE said...
on Apr. 5 2011 at 8:24 am
sweetbreezydelight BRONZE, Columbia, South Carolina
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I love this poem . Dude you totally called out all the crappy gimmicks ppl use as an excuse for originality and artistic genuis . Love it!!!!!!
flyingpinkgiraffes said...
on Apr. 3 2011 at 8:35 pm
flyingpinkgiraffes, Chardon, Ohio
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hehe the cool thing about poetry is that its whatever you want it to be.  I mean, all you have t do is write some stuff down and call it a poem and there ya go :-)  so funny.  and origonal.
my.freedom.lies.in.free.verse PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 3 2011 at 12:46 pm
my.freedom.lies.in.free.verse PLATINUM, Tosa, Wisconsin
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this SHOULD be published! :))
WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND said...
on Apr. 2 2011 at 9:56 pm
WickedStarcatcher DIAMOND, Massapequa, New York
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This is soooo funny! Poetry is anything u want it to be in my mind-and that includes "grammar deficiency!!" i absolutely LOVED this "poem"-keep being original!! :)

 

ALM007 ELITE said...
on Apr. 2 2011 at 9:51 pm
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That is really original. You should keep writing and I love Friends too. Joey is my favorite, the simple minded Italian foodie whose loyal and honest, among other other things.
Raytheraym PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 1 2011 at 7:07 pm
Raytheraym PLATINUM, Belton, Missouri
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:) I like it!
Tay-Tay43 BRONZE said...
on Apr. 1 2011 at 5:10 pm
Tay-Tay43 BRONZE, Eaton, Colorado
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i REALLY like this keep wirintg!!! :)
Neon_Gypsy_Blood BRONZE said...
on Apr. 1 2011 at 3:16 pm
Neon_Gypsy_Blood BRONZE, Idaho Falls, Idaho
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hahaha! :) thats cool! I like it!
TheHangingGirl BRONZE said...
on Apr. 1 2011 at 12:21 pm
TheHangingGirl BRONZE, Winter Haven, Florida
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Exactly how  i feel. Awesome .
the_quiet_one BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 11:19 pm
the_quiet_one BRONZE, Orangevale, California
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haha. Nice.
Morganjean BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 10:20 pm
Morganjean BRONZE, Monroe, Utah
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Ba ha ha! I love this! Definitely not what I was expecting, which is probably why I enjoyed it.
Kasey_renee BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 7:23 pm
Kasey_renee BRONZE, Chandler, Arizona
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i love it because its defirent and rebelious against the way people want it to be

wonderful!

 

newsoulpoet said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 5:34 pm
No kidding! I have started writing so many books and poems thinking it will be amazing, just to have it turn out to be mediocre.
newsoulpoet said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 5:30 pm
I thought the same thing at first. I was thinking, this is not a poem, this is just words. When I got to the end it made a lot more sense. I really enjoyed it!
IluvJesus BRONZE said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 4:59 pm
IluvJesus BRONZE, Stone Mountain, Georgia
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I love it. Kinda reminds me of how the world works. The most popular and famous things in the world come from people do absolutely nothing at all.
Imaginedangerous PLATINUM said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 4:18 pm
Imaginedangerous PLATINUM, Riverton, Utah
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Yep, you start out a piece thinking it's going to be terrific, and you get halfway through and it slumps a little, so you change it up,and then you get a little farther and realize it was a lame idea from the start. Sounds like real life, all right.

 

Good work. :)

shakes11 SILVER said...
on Mar. 31 2011 at 3:30 pm
shakes11 SILVER, Belton, Missouri
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At first I was confused, and, to be honest, a little annoyed. But then when I got to the second stanza (or I guess it isn't a stanza, since "This is Not a Poem, please excuse the lameness of that joke) I thought it was really funny. And I read it again, and it was even better. :D