Neoverbosity Anonimity
Perhaps a made up word, the title is, but it contradicts the appeal.
A poem, for me, is short phrases of words pack with zip and zeal.
It's a glimpse, a wink, a nod toward themes of trepidation and fear
Subjects I don't dare look on fully, face, or, EVER get anywhere near
Hide behind the safety of symbolism, imagery, metaphor and pun
Insincere like the sarcastic wit for which I am a most famous one
Prose, a tall, clean mirror that, try as I might, I can't hide behind
The cloak of poems, stained glass, whose clear image one can't find
Still, the challenge a fellow proser kindly poses is a most vexing one
For this mere mortal, devoid of any real penned talent, under the sun
Humbly, vainly, I attempt to use bigger (clearer?) words, stretch lines
Like stretch MARKS really, ugly, purple and indelible- my rhymes
Have you now seen me more clearly, more naked before you I so am
Hurry now, read without haste, all this attention? Ick, I have to jam
This "neoverbosity" does not suit me one little, tiny, eensy-weensy bit
Back to the shadows, the (mis-)interpretations, the rhymes I make fit
Rock on, word fragments, sentence play, chaos lack of any/all control
Rules, grammar, structure, logic? Order, routine?- oh, how very droll
So, kind proser, with your verbose challenge, you so very much stink!
(You DO know I'm kidding!! name-calling is so immature, ya think?!)