Gatekeepers of the poetic word

 

This is not for academia,

nor is it for awards or glory.

This is for the people,

our unique stories.

Poetry is for one and all,

you and me.

Not to be hidden

behind a paywall

at some university.

 

There are some that want us to cease.

Dusty white men, museum pieces

of an archaic world,

gatekeepers of the poetic word.

They want our hearts to rot,

want our words to stop.

Replaced by wandering lonely clouds,

syllable counts, rhyme schemes.

They want us to conform to the old ways.

Not take an idea and play with new themes,

nor have fun with the art.

(I wonder what Shakespeare would say)

 

They see Instagram poetry as an affront,

spoken word, twisting of old ways,

somehow making the classics defunct.

Not reciting Shakespeare plays,

over and over again

relegates them in some way,

they will get lost in the mix.

like we will all suddenly forget

that the classics exist.

 

But this is for our generation,

and the ones forthcoming.

Let's hear our words,

let the thoughts do the running.

Lest we forget, in future times,

how life was lived

during these interesting climes.

Let's not be pushed aside.

Our words are valid, vital, important.

Beautiful, mesmerising, haunting.

So, share them wide,

let them ring out true and loud.

Don't hide,

be a poet and be proud.

 

 

 

Thanks for reading

Endless Nightmares out now

300 pages of horror themed poetic storytelling

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100+ all new poems not shared here before.

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Peace, Love and Poetry 

 

Kyle