Ars Poetica

Ars Poetica
“To be or not to be”
“Double, Double, toil and trouble”
The prophecy of a king,
Name’s so cool,
Power-mad
And a prince plotting revenge
Poisoned blades included
The mournful story of
star-crossed lovers, and the man who
coined the phrase,
“Nevermore;” A raven that speaks
Insanity will ensue; always will
Just look at the poet
Mr. Poe, we’re watchin’ you
Man’s incestual
Weird, gross, I know, but true
So true
Sonnets to science, villanelles to death, and
Sestinas to Portuguese plotting penguins
Insanity,
Its reason, its result
TUEZ!!!!!
Maybe all poetry is insane
Do you have to be insane to write it?
Ha! You do!
Or so I think; You have to be insane enough
to know how to mix, mince, mash words
until its sounds beautiful
Weird but true
Schizophrenia, gotta be that too…
Just a bit, not much at all
What am I talking about?
Ars Poetica
The Art of Poetry
Yes, you skeptics, there is such a thing
Poetry’s contagious, I think
Don’t you?