A Poem Without a Purpose.

What's the purpose of a poem?
What's the purpose of a rhyme,
when no-one hears your message
'cause they haven't got the time?

What's the purpose of a poem,
when your words won't change the world,
or stop the bombs from being dropped,
or insults being hurled?

What's the purpose of a poem,
when words won't pay the bills,
and you can't use rhyming couplets
at supermarket tills?

What's the purpose of a poem
that no-one ever reads,
when it doesn't pay the mortgage,
and it won't dig up the weeds?

What's the purpose of a poem?
Try putting up a shelf,
or maybe mend the dripping tap
that just won't mend itself!

What's the purpose of a poem,
when you'll never get a job,
standing by a mic stand,
posing like a nob?

What's the purpose of a poem,
when you ain't no Ted Hughes?
Writing foul-mouthed rants
under the influence of booze!

What's the purpose of a poem?
What's the purpose of a song,
when you feel your life's a failure,
but don't know where it went wrong?

What's the purpose of a poem?
I haven't got a clue,
but I keep right on writing,
just because ... it's what I do!