The Rules (For my Poetry Thursday poem; The Things we avoid)

I haven't been posting on Poetry Thursday for a few weeks due to my diagnosis, dealings with, and surgery to remove cancer. Today's Poetry Thursday topic isn't one that resonated with me all that well (although i'm SURE I avoid a ton of specific things). So I sat and sat and thought what the hell will I write about! While this poem isn't about period avoidance for writng and styles, it's about how my poems avoid all the rules (mostly) as they're expressions of my heart.

I hope you like it, I think it's nice, light, and devoid of sadness :) That in and of itself is a plus.

Be well everyone, and thank you for reading this :)


The Rules

For some the rules are about rhythm and cadence
Like little soldiers the words march in straight lines
Rising and falling, little breathes of life
Singing to our ears…

fOr sOmE tHe RuLeS aRe AbOuT gRaMmer
and punctuation divine, following form providing a pattern
pleasing to the eye
easy to tolerate the chaos of life when sent with proper grammar

For some it’s the count
The five, seven, five, rules of words
And that makes their poem

For me while I sit on my couch
Laptop balanced precariously on my chest
I think hard, and breathe hard, and strain for the idea to present itself
To dance across my page with spectacular brilliance
Offering insight inspiration or perhaps understanding

But all I can say, write, offer
Is the words from my heart
Painted on this digital canvas in no form
Without proper punctuation and in no structure

The chaos of life is my rule
Expression is my teacher
My heart is the messenger

Inspiration?

Maybe just a diversion…
A break from the tedium, the rhythm, the punctuation, the talent
Sort of smelling the roses, in a digital way,
To make you smile.

©SKW