What is a Poem

What a poem should be

Is worlds away from what it really is

A poem should be easy to understand

But they truly are a mystery

A poem should be elegant

And yet the disjointed words make me cringe

A poem should be about what we know

However it delves into the abyss

A poem should have a singular style,

One that follows it all the way through,

But the freedom of artistry prevents this from being really true

A poem topic should be unique

Stop with the poetry about nature and humanity

A poem should be beauty and grace

But when I read one

all I want to do is break the author’s face

A poem should be easy

And yet it is so hard

A poem should be better than this one

However, here we are