I read a modern poem on
the sadness of telegraph poles.
It moved me greatly, and I wept
– insert a simile here, please.
Not enough people dwell upon
the sadness of telegraph poles,
for if they did, I feel that we
– insert a metaphor here, now.
If you don’t like the concept of
the sadness of telegraph poles,
don’t blame the poem or the poet
– insert deficient feelings here.