I like a poem that hits you <br />Like a karate chop in the face <br />Short and sharp and straight and true <br />That knocks you out of place <br /> <br />I like a poem that’s short and sweet <br />That doesn’t waste punctuation <br />That doesn’t pause or skip a beat <br />And nails the situation <br /> <br />I like a poem that makes you think <br />What you wouldn’t have otherwise thought <br />That grabs you by the balls and speaks <br />What schools have never taught <br /> <br />But I like poems with layers of meaning <br />Rhetorical flourishes too <br />There are no rules in poetry, really <br />Whatever works for you<br /><br />Jack Williams<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-poem-that-hits-you-like-a-karate-chop-in-the-face/
