My poems do not rhyme
a confession
My poems do not rhyme
They cascade in a tumble of unkempt words
Thoughts tangle and can not be
Unraveled and sorted so easily
Into neatly restrained lines of prose
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My poems do not rhyme
They sting the senses
Confuse and seep through the spaces
Between mind and emotion
That elusive place where reason
Holds no sway
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My poems do not rhyme
I’m unable to capture the eloquence
Of my inner turbulence
In iambic pentameter or
A perfectly worded refrain
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My poems do not rhyme
They spill and spread in
Dark stricken splotches across a page
I care not if you find them beautiful
Only that they ease the pressure
Of that which I can no longer dare
To contain
About the Creator
Sarah Lenn
Using writing as a way to capture snapshots of emotion on a screen whilst life happens. And life has thrown me some curve balls. Always striving to find a path through the chaos...
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Wow! Well deserved Top Story! I love your poem… despite also liking rhythm & rhyme. 🥹 I have however, grown to enjoy free verse & this is wonderful… especially the conclusion! ✅
Very powerfully done! The repeated line took on the resonance of an anthem!
I liked the spirit of your poem. Who ever said poems need to rhyme? They are a pouring out of all that you have cogitated on, expressed for others. It needs no form. Rhymes are nice but never essential and can sometimes detract, I think.
A beautifully unstructured structure in this piece, fabulous!
I love your beautiful poem. Congratulations on Top Story.
I have always felt strongly that poetry does not have to rhyme to be absolutely captivating. This is a wonderful poem.
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Ohh man this is a visceral treat with such intense feeling 🥹
oooh, can see why this is Top Story! I hate rhyming (though use it sometimes) because of all and more of the reasons you've stated so beautifully in your awesome poem. You have a new subscriber, Sarah!
So deep and beautiful, fantastic poetry!
Damn, you just nailed It on the head ! Excellent one
Wow! This is so heartfelt and full of deep emotion. My poems used to be similar to this such as this one. Thank G-d, I've watched my mind develop and my heart fall into peace and now, my poems rhyme.I hope you too can find inner peace and happiness...