| If it is a square, it is a sonnet. That’s what my teacher told me yesterday, But what if I use every ounce of wit To show that I can write it any way? Perhaps I’ll make my sonnet be a shape No human eye has ever seen before, Shakespeare himself will stare with mouth agape, He won’t be King of Sonnets anymore. Everyone will marvel at my genius, At how I managed such a massive feat. For every poem I write I’ll earn A-plus The praise and recognition will be sweet. But wait! This sonnet did become a square. Oh, writing poems won’t get me anywhere! |