Don'T Ask Me To Write A Poem

Poems are tricky expressions It’s obvious you’re oblivious to that Put one single word out of line And the whole thing could go kersplat! Similes are as difficult as quantum physics Metaphors freeze my brain Alliteration makes me mad Personification beats me up with a cane And rhyming! Don’t talk about rhyming! Don’t even dream of mentioning that Now, what shall I rhyme “that” with? Wombat, muskrat or doormat? I've had my share of verbal irony When I’m told writing poems are a walk in the park Sarcasm is oh, so fun! Poetry sure is not about shooting in the dark Onomatopoeia makes me hiss Oxymorons are purely disgusting Assonances send a sharp blast to my head Repetitions are boring, are boring Don’t ask me to write a poem Don’t tell me to dish out a verse Don’t beg me to pull out a sonnet Like I've hidden it somewhere in my purse Don’t expect me to break out in rhyme It’s not like I have them stocked in my shelf If you need a poem that badly Why don’t you write one yourself?