Writing Poetry

Writing Poetry My monitor's staring at me Waiting for the tap of a key To make marks on it's face Instead of staring in space Oh what is the matter with me? My brain is a blank. Don't you see? I just can't hit any old Key I am trying to rhyme But I can't think on a dime Monitor take over for me Okay I'll link up with keyboard But you really might be floored At the poem I'll write for you You may not even construe At least we will not be bored Monitor and keyboard are typing And my brow I begin wiping For what I am reading on screen Those words are very obscene Whose words are those you're swiping? Those words didn't come from my brain Typing like this you must refrain Where have you been oh monitor dear For words like those where did you hear? I now ask you to abstain Now I will take over for you But what I'll write I have no clue I am in total shock Of you I have to take stock Your cleaning is well over due Your vocabulary has nasty words Spoken mostly by nerds I will not stand for that here We are decent monitor dear I am shocked at what I have heard But mistress the words are not mine It's the tower whose out of line You had him in the shop And he learned words from a cop So please don't at me whine I'm sorry oh monitor dear You have nothing at all to fear I will deal with the tower For, yes, I have the power To my rules he will adhere Tower, you must stop, my dear Using words unpleasant to hear Tell me you understand For this is my command Yes! Bad words will disappear Now to write down my creation After all that frustration I doubt that I can think Yup, I'm beginning to sink A cleared mind will be my salvation. Copyright © 2005 Lunaria (Lila May Guptill)