Teach Me
Poetry has always escaped me,
Rhyme and imagery chucked out the window,
Structure and meaning all but trampled and mushed,
Emotions and insight trodden under my foot and crushed.
Even this is getting me no where,
But everyone has to start at some point,
And so I’m telling you – your help is needed,
Really you have to tell me, I’ve cried for it, pleaded.
I’ve stood and bitched at the impossibility,
Now it’s time to sit and learn from those who know,
Please please – teach me how to do so, instruct me, tell me,
Before I brawl and scream, tell me… how the hell do you write poetry?
I wrote a little article on structured poetry here: 
