Poetry

Writing 101

written by: OurSacredHonor

Now, now, settle down
May I have your attention?
The bell has rung, please take your seats
Class is in session

It's been made obvious to me
By the lack of quality
In your writing recently
That you are in need
Of a clearer definition
Of how to write with precision
I've thus made the decision
To aid you in your revision

Let's start simply
With a few concepts to study
Please take out your dictionary
And follow along with me

First and foremost: spelling counts
Please pay closer attention and work those typos out

Secondly, and I emphasize, focus on quality
Do not overcompensate for lack there of with quantity

Don't use words that rhyme in lines that are lacking in rhythm
Meaning is more important than any rhyme scheme you can give them

Don't put your pen to paper if you have nothing to say
Just put the pen down and step away from the page

Your vocabulary and a thesaurus should not be used to increase word size
But rather to increase understanding and to simplify

My ears were under attack reading your lame raps, you massacre the beat
You've got no flow and it just goes to show you that it's best left to the streets

As the dust settles
And you back pedal
From the blow of this criticism
Remember how the page starts
If you take the light apart
Simply looking through this prism
Take this perspective
And please be objective
Examine each and every piece like this
However, if things don't get better
You can expect a letter
Requesting that you cease and desist

You may now write as you'd like until the end of class
But when the bell rings please place your writing in the trash
Because nothing worthwhile comes without some editing
So go home tonight and this time write something worth reading