By How it Should be Written

by Everlasting   Apr 13, 2016


When writing a poem, I was told:
"Do not repeat the same words."
I asked, "why not?"

Their reply:

"Repetition can be annoying
and unappealing
for those who are reading your poems."

At that moment, I wish I had replied:

" I repeat whatever I wish to repeat
because when I repeat myself,
I practice my repetition to the point
that whatever it was that I repeated
no longer sounds unappealing"

but instead,

I only wrote whatever I wrote
without writing what I wished to write,

( that is, I wished to write
without repeating words just to follow
the advice someone once told me
I should do when writing a poem)

but instead,

I wrote without writing what my wishes were,

And now, I'm glad that whatever I write
nowadays is written

not by how I wish to write

but by how the writing
should be written

just like that

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  • 8 years ago

    by Brenda

    I really liked this a lot! It was quite tongue tying to read but a lot of fun too. I see nothing wrong with repeating, obviously the amazing write you just did proves that point.

  • 8 years ago

    by Em

    Wow. This is as Ben says a clever piece and witty too. Nobody can tell us how poetry should be written. Masterpieces as what they are and here is one. You write how you feel.. People often tell me poems should rhyme but I have found out since coming back and more active on here that poetry doesn't have too and can be,somewhat more appealing if it doesn't.

    A great job. Em

    • 8 years ago

      by Everlasting

      Very true, let us all write what we feel

      But if we don't feel anything at least let us all feel what we write... it makes the writing experience better.

  • 8 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Oh this was FUN!

    Just a fun and lively read!!

    You have such a gift of the switch her roo!

    talented you are! I love it!!

    • 8 years ago

      by Everlasting

      Lol thank you

      I like the switcheroo too

  • 8 years ago

    by No One

    Hi Lucero,

    Ben is right. This is cleverly written. It disturbs mind in a good way.

    It reminded me of a quote from Phil Kaye "If you repeat something over and over again it loses its meaning."

    It maybe is true, but in poetry I think repetition add to the aesthetic needs of a poem, it adds structure and to the word play.

    But at the same time, repetition prompts me to discern whether a poet stays on the same line of retelling the same story and not challenging himself... too... that dilemma of seeing poetry as a freely and genuinely expressed art form is put into concern.

    This piece made me keep thinking. What a treacherous piece. :) I enjoyed it.

    xxx

  • 8 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    LOL Lucero!

    Mind-bending and clever and a firm slap in the face to all those who say how poetry 'should be written'

    You keep doing your own thing - it's great.

    Take care

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