Tired

A thesaurus I am not
my poetry’s only how I feel
words within are what comes out
but apparently that’s not the deal

I must rack my brain for metaphors
and failing that rewrite the line
so that I only use one word
instead of five, and it can’t rhyme

This poet cannot write in code
I work in corporate development
so if I am not well understood
I feel the sting of discontent

To be accepted by the elite
I must obey the golden rule
eschew rhythm, rhyme and clichés
but metaphors will make me cool

Sentence structure is bad form
but brevity is quite alright
two word phrases quite the norm
though what they mean will take all night

Well I’ve decided I will not hide it
I will do what comes naturally
if I find meaning, I will write in
any form that comes to me!