B lyrical ( da-DUM da- D UM da-DUM d a-DUM da-DUM) I feel that poetry has a bad rep. Unless surrounded by other writers, when I tell people, "I write poetry", I can almost see them cringe! Traditional forms of poetry can be painful to read. Themes of love, longing, and loss can be overly sentimental, antiquated, and even cliche. While there is nothing wrong with tradition or sentimentalism, poetry need not be painful or cringy. Traditional forms aside, we can't all be Shakespeare, master of the Sonnet. One way to reframe poetry's bad reputation is to view poems like they are song lyrics,. Much like traditional poetry, songs can have an agenda or a underlying message, or they draw out memories, or they simply entertain. The key is, both lyrics and poetry evoke feelings. These are different based on perception, perspective, and what each individual finds relatable. In other words, as art, both are subjective. No Rules I prefer creating poetry using the less confin...