Using simile in poetry is like using a throw pillow or two,
     to set the mood of a bedroom. 
Too many pillows
     and the poem becomes a pain in the ass.
Literary devices serve to cement concepts in our brains
     because most of us have memories like a sieve.
Mixing the cement… um the metaphors is tricky
     tricky like a fox
          tricky like former U.S. Presidents whose name is slang for penis
               (now I wonder if there is more than one who can fit the bill)
My train of thoughts is being derailed; metaphor 
     can create an intricate web of tenuous threads connecting readers to poets 
          can bring clarity to a muck filled pond
               can personalize the unreachable
And they’re more fun than a barrel of monkeys