Where Is My Freedom Of Speech?

May 22, 2016

I entered many poetry competitions

Still never won a medal or such

They all commented back to me

And tell me I lost since I rhyme too much

Many competitions still are pretty discriminate

Not by race but definitely on how I write

But I'm not giving up on rhyming poetry

So I'll still do my best to fight

I may be borrowing a poet's next line

But I'll still like their as like a simile

Since poetry has no rules or regulations

At least have the decency of choosing me

I'm originally the dude behind the sound

Trying to be the dude behind the microphone

I come in with a smile and metaphors

But leave with groans and a homophone

If you say this poem rhymes too much

I should not be denied like a text file

If you are not into rhyming poetry

Then tell me why do you like watching 8 Mile

Poems like mine still do tell a story

So don't waste them like in a trash bin

If you love poetry so much, then show

Support and just let a rhyming poem win

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