I hate poems

Sitting in class
My body tenses up
As I battle the foe
English grammar again

Each Monday morn                         

Sentences me to hell                     

Lingering torture                            

Tense over tenses 

We’re encouraged 

To write just a quick draft            

On any topic we like                    

Essay or poetry                                 

I hate poems                                     

And feel so redundant                   

When others put up their hands   

To voice their opinion                     

"Do not forget                                     

Start with introduction                     

Say what you want to say              

Then a conclusion"                         

"When writing poems                       

Repetition is good"                           

She drives home every point        

Only fragments remain                  

Pity my brain                                     

Excess information                          

So write about football                                    

And how I loved that game                        

I hand it up                                                        

I get such a good mark                    

She says you have great style 

By writing what you know      

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