Rules

11/18/2012. A spoken word poem.

One of the saddest things to me

Is how my generation

Has been deceived to believe

That there are rules

To poetry

 

That thought is absurd and profane

I’d even take another step

And call it inhumane

 

Poetry is an expression of being

A way to be free

 

I finished writing this poem

When I realized something

This doesn’t just apply to poetry

But to all writing

 

Essays and poems and stories

If we all wrote the same way

We would be so boring

 

Write different

Write about what you want

Not what they say

Do the complete opposite

Of their way

 

But it’s not just about writing different

It’s how your pencil

Or other writing utensil

Glides across that paper

It’s about the breath you take

Right before you pour

Your heart on the white sheet

It’s about the way you see

 

So don’t just write things differently

Write in your own way

Create a new style

And then you’ll know

You’ve gone the extra mile

 

I finished this poem again

Thought now would be a great time to end

And then I realized something more

This isn’t just about writing

This is life

Break those rules

Don’t conform

 

It’s not just about breaking rules

Or being some kind of lawless hipster

It’s about being yourself

 

It's not always about what you say

But how you say it

Not always about where you go

No, sometimes it’s about how you flow

 

There’s something special

Buried deep inside

It’s chained down

Release it

And it will give you life

 

Yes

I guess you can follow

The rules and regulations

If you enjoy being assimilated

Into a system

That was better

Before it existed

 

You have two options

Pretend you never saw this

And stay hopeless

Or stand up

And become righteous

I highly suggest the second

But of course

I’m biased

Because I hate the idea

Of being hopeless

 

You have the ability

To be something

Wonderfully crazy

Something that no one else can be

Because you are you

Different than me

So be your own

Not some societal clone

Be you and you alone

 

I urge you

Stand against conformity

Don’t be he or she or me

Be something completely unique

Reviews

[Fish]

I absolutely adore this one.
Everything in it is so true.
In class all you ever hear is short a-a or a-b-a-b rhyme patterns,
Such a lack of creativity because teachers do not teach us to be an individual.
I'd like to run about quoting this one, This flows nicely, rhymes here and there with different styles and the poem itself is very unique and should be shoved in the faces of students so they understand that they can honestly do whatever they want with their words. :]
Your poetry skills are honestly ridiculous ^.^

[Kupendwa]

You are incredibly kind. It makes me so happy that you like it so much! Feel free to run about quoting it(:

[Fish]

^_^ *runs about