29 August 2013

ORDERED CHAOS DEFINED (O.C.D.)



My Music:
Give me a song with a beat,
make my feet move
to a groove I can dance to;
take a chance to find
romance too, if I’ve a mind to.
Melody matters; lyric flatters,
I can’t carry a tune for shit,
but if it’s a hit I can fake it
as long as you can take it.
Give me a song with a beat.

My Team,
is a nightmare, dressed as a dream,
conforming to sports passion
with the team’s current fashion.
Anything for a buck,
and it’s just my luck -
we’re still in contention
for dishonorable mention.
I swallow my pride,
don my paper bag and hide.
Give out a cheer, “There’s always next year!”

My Meter Is Running.
This muse of mine
works just fine. 
But I laugh and I scoff
because I can’t turn it off.
I can fill any form
and make my words swarm
but, a terse verse
keeps repeating on me.
It can only get worse,
when hooked on poetry.

 © JPW 2013

Poets United -Verse First ~ Original Obsessions
(Three of your obsessions as three stanzas of your poem)

14 comments:

  1. Excellent little poem about your obsessions. Very well penned. While I do share your love for music and poetry, I am afraid that all manner of sports elude me. Great piece, and thank you for sharing it.

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    1. Thanks Justin, and you're welcome in the same breath. Sports is the leech from my youth that just won't let go.

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  2. Beautiful, love the flow and loved the last stanza :)

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    1. I appreciate the comment and the visit. Thanks.

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  3. ha. its easy to get hooked on poetry....and it never stops...that is for sure....so who is your team? not going to be a good year for mine so i will hold out hope for the next as well...and music is def a big part of my life...

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    1. There's no weaning off of the worded beastie, that's for sure! All I can say is "Just Show up, Baby!" I'm thinking of hanging up the cape and Vader helmet and attending games in a shirt and tie as a show of protest. Thanks, Brian.

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  4. I like this very much!! Of course, as a poet as well, my favorite stanza is the last! I like especially "I can fill any form and make my words swarm!" Nice effort all around.

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    1. Thank you Mary! I have come to rely on your support so quickly. It means a lot to my poetic development.

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  5. Whimsical and fun to read. I love the music stanza especially.

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    1. Thank you for the kind words, Sherry. We walk to our our background music. In a way, poets are closet musicians. We make great lyricists, anyway!

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  6. Very enjoyable to read & love your title!

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  7. These are excellent I can really feel your passion =) I love music and obviously poetry!

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  8. It's hard not to, mlm. Poems without passion are just a jumble of words. Thank you for the comment!

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