Bad Poetry Day

In the spirit of honoring all the made up holidays and special days in any given year, I am going to write a poem.

My mom is a published poet, as is my cousin, Marty Silverthorne. As much as I love to write, I am not drawn to writing poetry. It takes a special gift.

Good thing today is Bad Poetry Day.

Which means it's time for poets like me to shine. Yeah, baby!

Ode to Social Media

When I feel like giving up

When the words won't come

There's a friendly bunch on Facebook

When I can't find inspiration

When I don't know which way to turn

There's a friendly bunch on Twitter

When a day is leaning toward the sad

When there's not a friend around

There's friendly comments on my blog

When time is crunched

When deadlines are looming

Pics of hot half-dressed guys light up Facebook

When I should be writing

When I should be reading

The coolest people have something to say on Twitter

On other days, whether good or bad

There's always someone willing to share

On all of Social Media

I can't walk away

Too many friends there now

But it's like chocolate

I need to learn my limits

Feel free to take up the bad poetry challenge and share a stanza in the comments. Really, isn't the point to try and use words to express our feelings? 

Is there even such a thing as bad poetry if it's honest and real?