Nov 2014
Contest poet, give them what they want
make it cool and make it kind
careful of the words you flaunt
so they won't see that you are blind
(contest poet, put on a sugar coat
make it good and make it sweet
careful so you get their vote
so reality can taste bitter defeat)
contest poet, say what they want to hear
make it soft and make it warm
careful not to show your fear
so they won't see your human form
make it cool and make it kind
careful of the words you flaunt
so they won't see that you are blind
(contest poet, put on a sugar coat
make it good and make it sweet
careful so you get their vote
so reality can taste bitter defeat)
contest poet, say what they want to hear
make it soft and make it warm
careful not to show your fear
so they won't see your human form
I wrote this after looking through some poetry contest winners, and reading the poems. Not only local, but also some major winners. It blows my mind what is good poetry and i feel bad for the ones who lost, who wrote more meaningful stuff.
