Want to learn how to be an oh-so-sensitive Internet Goth poet, boys & girls? Well, I’m glad you asked!
Here’s a lesson in advanced postmodern poetics, courtesy of ole Perfesser DP. Writing poetry is a snap when you disregard meter, pace, and rhyming scheme. Just make sure to follow a few simple guidelines:
1. Never write about anything cheerful. Remember — you are a tortured artist. Be one.
2. Be sure to use the following words at least once: lament, loathe, soul, darkness, bitter, agony, despair, misery, anguish, pain, suffer, woe, hate, death, love, sultry, angel, rose, acrid and nihilism. Nihilism is a good one because it comes up all the time in normal conversations.
It’s easy; here’s a sample to get you started:
fire … burning … agony…
sultry shivers of a dark essence
why am i tortured with this nihilistic existence?
bitter … darkness … despair.
(notice the constant lower case? i added that touch to be unique. unique people type in lower case).
