Could you write a poem if you tried?
It’s just a few black patterns on the page.
I wrote this villanelle before I died
Would you write free verse, just on the side?
Or would the lack of form make you enraged?
Could you write a poem if you tried?
Do you like what manners like to hide?
Would you keep your black dog in a cage?
I wrote this villanelle before I died
Has your ink got all glued up and dried?
Does your writing not fit on the page?
Could you write a poem if you tried?
Write alot and weep when you decide
My cat and I have now become enraged
I wrote this villanelle before I died
Do not let the critics bring out rage
At the worst, you start a brand new page
Could you write a poem if you tried?
I wrote this villanelle and then ate pi