Poem

I decided to make my poem on not wanting to write poetry because I don’t want to write poetry. Here’s the first draft. I did the first draft as it came to my mind.


Do i fr gotta do this
I’m forcing myself to write
Words come from the abyss
To make this poem alright

I just need to finish this blog
Get to nine lines
I’ll be like a dog
I’ll follow all the guidelines

Just give me a good grade


Now the first thing I noticed when I went back is that I rhymed lines with guidelines. I don’t think that’s how the rhyme scheme is supposed to work. I don’t think I’m supposed to rhyme the same word with itself. So I decided to change that. I also thought the ending was a bit weird and I wanted to play more into the dog thing. I felt like it was a good joke as well because according to the Chinese Zodiac I’m a dog. I also changed the last line because I felt like it would be better if it was a more abrupt ending.

To connect with breaking, I didn’t mean to write out “Do i fr gotta do this”. I was going to write out something more formal, but I got too lazy to change it. I was going to revise the poem anyway so I decided I was going to change it with a revision. But when I went back, I realized how well it fit. I feel like this is the best way for me to describe the situation I’m in. So I kept it. Here is the finished poem.


Do i fr gotta do this
I’m forcing myself to write
Words come from the abyss
To make this poem alright

I just need to reach the end
Get to line one + eight
Be like a dog, I’ll pretend
I’ll sit, stay, to hopefully graduate

Just give me the A