My year-long odyssey into the various styles of poetry has taught me many lessons about myself. I enjoy getting lost in the world of rhyming words. There still isn’t one style of poetry I would choose as my favorite to write in. July is the perfect month to create a selection of free verse poems. This style of poetry has no rules, which I find liberating. They don’t have to rhythm, but I suspect mine will rhythm because that is how I roll. One of the poems I plan to share during this month of free verse is A Persistent Pest.
A Persistent Pest
Gadfly plaguing humanity
Hoovering just beyond reach
Buzzing, buzzing
Around our collective head
Bringing terror and dread
A persistent pest
Buzzing, buzzing
Bringing fear and instant insanity.
Perilous plague,
Exploited by the politicians
A clever excuse to get what they want
Buzzing, buzzing
Increase the uncertainty and fear
There is no relief to be found here
Buzzing, buzzing
The wings of woe flutter and flaunt.
Peculiar parasite
Taunted by the media telling precious lies
There is no harbor of truth
Buzzing, buzzing
Hourly over the television
This script was written by political division
Buzzing, buzzing
The outcome holds a little surprise.
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so well said
Thank you.
Exactly how it is
Thank you.
Good one. Since a new month is approaching, I’m waiting to see what form of poetry you’ll experiment with next! 😉
i’m going to experiment with Proverbial Poems next month. I hope I come up with things to write about.
I’m sure you’ll never run out of ideas when you get to it 😉 Good luck! 👍
Thank you. I’m not sure if the ideas will come. Word Daddy has been missing in action lately. He’s my muse with an attitude.
I like the use of “buzzing buzzing.”
Thank you.
Wonderful!!!
An infectious love for poetry you got there. 🙏🏾