All Rights Reserved

Love me for me, or let me go.

I reserve the right to speak my mind

To buck against your perfidious menticide

To be brilliant in the moment of my whimsy

And to let you down when my logic seems flimsy.

 

I reserve the right to trip and fall

Then to sit and stare in wonder of it all

To be impervious to your utter disdain

And to fail miserably in my attempts to entertain.

 

I reserve the right to be free

To laugh, joke, sing, and just 'be'

To get angry and, yes, occasionally shout

And when fed up with your manipulation, to just walk out

 

I reserve the right to be imperfect

And when uncomfortable, to change the subject

To protect from you the wounds that will not mend

And to let you know that it's come to an end.

 

Reviews

[UponATyme]

Very nice poem. I think the last line in stanza three is a bit awkward; I think it's the length that gives me the impression. The rhythm seems to stumble there. Also, the last two lines of the poem don't rhyme as concretely as the other lines do. I guess you could claim poetic license, though! Again, the only problem I had with it is that it disrupted the rhythm a bit. Besides all that, I thought it was a wonderful poem. You did very well getting your point across, and with rhyming to boot! I know how difficult it can be to try to portray an image with your available vocabulary limited to only rhyming words. Great job!

[Obsidian Blackbird McNi..]

the fact that you put this poem in red screams out to me.
I reserve the right to be imperfect! Perfect.

this work tells of a greater talent oppressed by something too great to ignore. Well done

[John McGrael]

this is a super cool poem, i hate people who judge people so much

people judge me all the time, i hate it
so i really agree with the message behind it

nice job!

[Honeypot]

Ha! I love this! And I'm so jealous. I wish I had thought of the idea. Its full of attitude and a take it or leave it tone that is irresistable. Great job.

[The Flawed]

I reserve the right to be me,
I love it, its honest and to the point,
It screams out DON'T JUDGE ME, and if you don't like what you see, well you know what to do.
But what do I know?
Great poem

[C.B.]

I think this is very good. I like the rhymes and rhythm and how the rhymes don't seem incredibly forced. The subject is very good too. I also love the last line, it's sort of like the line that unlocks the handcuffs and sets you free. Very nice.