Tantrum in Pantoum

January 15, 2025

I only learned about this recently,
This Malaysian poetry form turned French.
It’s a strict poetry format to be sure,
This particular one, an act of revenge.

This Malaysian poetry form turned French.
Yes, these poems do tend to be rather dark
It’s a strict poetry format to be sure,
That is most definitely not from the heart

Yes, these poems do tend to be rather dark
This one is intentionally surreal
That is most definitely not from the heart
A poem written with greater mass appeal

This one is intentionally surreal
Because I was never trained in the fine arts
A poem written with greater mass appeal
Wrote this one to rankle, poetry in five parts

Because I was never trained in the fine arts
I only learned about this recently,
Wrote this one to rankle, poetry in five parts
This particular one, an act of revenge.