The Muses give me some poetic advice.
THE MUSES SPEAK
If you write about your feelings,
We will throw potato peelings.
If you start to air confessions,
We’ll urge psychiatric sessions.
If your work becomes too earnest,
We’ll suggest that it be furnaced.
If your work becomes too solemn,
We will turn our spinal column.
If your yawp becomes barbaric,
We will mock you as hysteric.
If you opt for sentimental,
Our attack will be ungentle.
If your work is understandable,
We will punch you in the mandible:
Life is never comprehensible;
Finding sense is indefensible.
2 responses so far ↓
1 mamie caton // Mar 17, 2019 at 5:08 pm
I appreciate this as a Birthday Present!
2 Doug // Mar 17, 2019 at 6:21 pm
Happy birthday!