I Hate Sestinas - A Sestina
There are many reasons why I love poetry
I find the rhythm and sophistication refreshing
And I thoroughly love reading and writing.
But there is one type of poem completely devoid of quality
It is the horrible, repetitive, overall terrible
Nightmare called a sestina.
To me, there is nothing worse than a sestina.
Sure, it might be one of the more complex types of poetry,
But I honestly find children’s acrostics less terrible.
At least the simple form of a acrostic is refreshing,
Unlike the awkward repetitiveness that is the sole quality
Of this dismal piece of writing.
I understand that witty, creative writing
Can be hard to put in a sestina
Because of the repetitive quality
That is a requirement for this style of poetry.
Because once you have a million cups of refreshing
Lemonade, you will probably find the taste quite terrible.
That’s why I believe that sestinas are the most terrible,
Awful, horrible, unsatisfactory, miserable writing.
There is certainly nothing that is refreshing
About a really bad sestina,
AKA the worst kind of poetry.
It's like drinking a million cups of lemonade, and still thinking it's “quality”.
Honestly, anyone who would call this poem high-quality
Is not your friend. They have terrible
Taste, probably in most things, especially in poetry,
And most definitely in writing.
I have a unique opinion I am sharing through this sestina,
And I think that this poem is quite refreshing.
In fact this poem is so unique and refreshing
Since it points out the low-quality
Piece of garbage that a sestina
Really is. If anything is the most terrible
thing in the world, it is this composition of writing.
It really is a failure of poetry.
I hope that you have enjoyed this poor quality writing,
And that I have opened your eyes to the terrible style of poetry
That is the not refreshing, quite awful nightmare called a sestina.