The BURNING

Do not give in to poems that won't write:
A poet must find words that flow.
Rage, rage against the rhyming that is trite.

Your knuckles around your pen may be white,
And it may seem your skill has reached its plateau--
But do not give in to poems that won't write.

You may reach a point when meter does not excite,
And you must, to prove that you are still a pro,
Rage, rage against the rhyming that is trite.

You may be suffering from total creative blight,
But let this not daunt you, oh writer! And so,
Do not give in to the poem that won't write.

Some poems are long and tell of the plight
Of ancient gods and heroes from long ago,
And they rage, rage against the rhyming that is trite.

Like those heroes, you must strive and fight
To produce a poem that makes readers go, "Whoa!"
Do not give in to poems that won't write.
Rage, rage against the rhyming that is trite.

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Villanelles are amazingly annoying- you need to have something profound to say in them, otherwise they're just ridiculous.