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I tried hard to write fresh,
to pen with puckery zest.
I really did try my best,
and hence embarked on a quest.

A quest?  What for?
To find that store
where they sell
chisels keen and hammers fell.

I found that shop
after some thought,
and found my tools too.
I was happy with what I got,
although it cost me a lot,
but I was happy I knew
I could assuredly write
something shiny, sparkly and bright -
brand new!

What did I pay?
An hour of contemplation,
five drops of wasted inspiration,
a bit of cold weather,
a songbird's feather,
and a rainy Sunday.

I bypassed the fancy quotes,
miracle prompts, and sticky notes,
I dabbled in music, art and prose,
but in the end I finally chose
just two tools that fit my fashion:
the hammer of passion,
the chisel of poignance.

And for part two of my quest,
the enemy of the poet's behest,
standing smugly in endless malignance,
looking down in haughty arrogance,
it loves to kill babies, scoff, and mock,
the ever-dreaded writer's block!

But with my weapons, that blocky bastard
was no match for me.
I had mastered
the chisel and hammer,
and made a mothaflippin',
fresh-written
piece of poetry!

A contest entry

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  • BluesMan gold member
    February 22
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    This poem has potential I enjoyed the journey in your mind but the iregular line lengths threw me off a bit Thank you for entering my contest


  • Kathraina silver member
    February 1
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    Judged-ola!

    aww i needed this. very humorous!

  • Kathraina silver member
    January 7

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    YAAAAAYYYY!!! POETRY!!!!!!!!!!! haha, love this piece! I was laughing from beginning to end. I felt frustration and humor in this piece. Great flow and imagery! Bravo!

    ♥ Kathraina