Eat More Poetry Poem by Clyde King

Poetry should be on
The menu everyday.
Why? Because it's
High in protean!

Poetry builds healthy muscles,
Nerve cells and tissue.
Prose is full of carbs, fat,
Sugar and issues.

But the worst side effect
Of prose, in most places,
It Is boring, boring, boring
Fatality cases!

Of course, there's bad poetry,
Let's make no bones.
Bad poetry can give you kidney stones.
And warts, flatulence, and baldness, too.

So, if bad poetry tempts you
To the nugatory pursuit
Of prose anew,
Then run, don't walk to your
Nearest bookstore.

And splurge away
On volumes of forgotten lore
And your mental and physical
Health good poetry
Shall restore.

July 2005