Commuting draft poem 2

These two poems were mainly written to pass the time and practice writing poems to specificish metres, rather than making any "big" points. Probably influenced a wee bit by Brian Bilston.

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EGO TO PLEASE

Walking out beside the sea

My own voice in my ears

I close my eyes and take in those

Imaginary cheers

Our latest record is complete

New songs to celebrate

Potent lyrics with every word

Sung with delicious weight

It sounds like something new and special

Intelligent and brave

Something vital and important

Something worth a save

Something that this rigid poem

Cannot hope to match

Something fluid and exciting

And far more up to scratch

I wonder though if all of this

Is biased to my taste

And only seems so beautiful

Because it bears my face

And if another person’s voice

I’d heard beside the sea

Those songs would not seem so anthemic

As they weren’t sung by me.