Rhyme Crime

Sometimes I write bad poetry
In itself that’s not a crime
But perhaps it is a little sin
That I often rhyme ‘crime’ with ‘rhyme’

Writing poems does amuse me
And they rarely take much time
And it’s not all that unusual
For me to rhyme ‘time’ with ‘rhyme’

Sometimes my bad poems
Find an audience with whom they chime
And this I think is honestly
The first time I’ve rhymed ‘chime’ with ‘rhyme’

If you don’t like bad poetry
Then don’t be sour like a lime
Although you might feel a little bitter
When you see I’ve rhymed ‘lime’ with ‘rhyme’

After all bad poems cost nothing
Not a penny, not a dime
Though that may not be consoling
If I just rhyme ‘dime’ with ‘rhyme’

Writing can sometimes be a struggle
A monumental uphill climb
But you know you’ve reached the top
When you can rhyme ‘climb’ with ‘rhyme’

I’ve scraped the poetic barrel
And I’ve come up with slime and grime
But looking on the bright side
Both ‘slime and ‘grime’ rhyme with ‘rhyme’

Yes the secret to bad poetry
Is to indiscriminately rhyme
Though it is perhaps unforgivable
When you just rhyme ‘rhyme’ with ‘rhyme’