Reading Poetry

Is lemon MelMel, as in the simpsons cat melmel? Not getting this here.

I like melmel. Ya'lla better not have pissed her off. :(

I should be ashamed of myself.

I don't think you can compare poetry to sports. It's a very subjective thing...

Maybe other people on this forum don't think your poems are good? Who says a poem is good or a poer? The mass?

I apologized for the ignorance of my former statements. (I.e. something to the extent of "I say things I don't mean when I'm angry," etc.) I was furious, and I wrote a furious post... but I don't regret it. It was precisely what I was thinking at the time. What other people think of me is none of my business; it's entirely irrelevant to me. You're allowed to detest everything I write. As far as who determines the quality of a poem, I would imagine the reader does. I do, you do.. are we not all entitled to our own individual thoughts? I wasn't comparing poetry to sports... it was a matter of ability. The ability to do something versus the lack of ability... but I see your point. Poetry is neither good or bad. It's vague and it's personal and that's all it is.

Anyway, I think it's interesting that a little rant sparked so much confusion. I didn't mean to offend anyone.

For my next trick, I shall make you all disappear.

The poetry you quote down below is "vulgar" I suppose but that just depends on your taste. It's not the work of E.E Cummings or Robert Frost for sure. However, nowhere in the definition of poetry does it say the work or piece has to be good-- or make sense for that matter. Nor does it have to follow any of those other things you mention, form being one of them. Sorry I have a short memory so as for the "other" things I can't remember and I'm far to lazy to go back and look. Anyways to cap it off...

BOREDOM TAKE .38

Jump into this life
the waters cold.
The days flow into each other
it's growing old.
The boredoms a Macanudo
A very slow burn.
This day that day
there all the same.
What's so good about sanity
I love the insane.
But it's not insane it's
just crazy- why?
Sitting here doing nothing
Watching time tick by.
Tick...tock,tick...tock..tick tock
Tickety tickety tickety tickety
TOCK TOCK TOCK TALK
TALK YELL SCREAM
Do anything to put the
mind at ease.