"This is Not a Poem"
by "Some Guy"

I can't write poetry
Expressing emotion through elequent words is simply beyond me

I wouldn't be able to tell you what it meant either
I mean sure, I know what metaphors are
And that the good stuff really doesn't have to rhyme
Needless to say I don't give the stuff much of my time

I don't think I will ever be able to fairly listen to a poem
And then go "wow, that was amazing" like I should
I mean, I'm sure it's all very nice and beautiful
But well, there just happens to be a wall in my head to that part of my brain

I could, however, tell you the first few lines of page 197 of Jurrasic Park
That's where the fat guy gets ripped up . . .

But yeah, poetry, can't write it, can't understand it
I could forever attempt to learn this language
But ya know, I'm just such a vernacular guy
Heh, I kind of find it ironic that vernacular is such a fancy word

Life is just full of ironies, isn't it?