I've read so much bad poetry

Plenty of it my own,  

and I’m guilty of most of this

 

Stop using ten-dollar words

to impress me with your vocabulary

 

Rhyming is fine

in limited doses

Using it too many times

makes me prefer trichinosis

 

I want to find you, to see who you are

and feel your tales, your thoughts,

and see your images in words

 

Our poems are like journal entries along our paths

If you agree, please don't be up to mischief

abusing the English language, or our dear readers

Don't lose your message in poor grammar

or in stanzas only you can decipher

 

Tell me your story, your feelings

Let me see your vision

in the beautiful simplicity of clarity