PUTTING YOURSELF OUT THERE
by matt burns
It's all they've been telling me lately
Put yourself out there
Put yourself out there
Put yourself out there
They keep saying
That the world of
Me
Myself
And
I
Isn't a good world
It's the wrong world to be in
They say be part of the outside
But what I've determined
Is that the world of the outside
Is overrated
A mad world
I try
And I try
But I keep on wanting to retreat
Back into the world
Of me
Myself
And
I
I haven't been writing as much poetry lately, but my new blog THE BURNZO PAPERS has been going strong. I have posted several articles there since the start of 2015. Also, I was recently featured on the video web series "Writer's Infusion" where I read an excerpt from my novel BLOWTORTURE and a panel of judges critiqued it, kind of like they do on "American Idol". The webisode should be up soon and I will be sure to post. Stay tuned!
RHYMING KILLED THE POETRY STAR
by matt burns
I used to be very prolific as a poet
But then I got into rhyming
And now for every poem I write
I feel the need to rhyme the words
So now I see poetry as a chore
And that's why I don't write poetry no more
