Until recently I had lost touch with my hatred of poetry.
Words to never use in a poem.
God - capitalized or lowercase. Especially not lowercase.
Goddess - unless it is preceded directly by green and then only if you are describing salad dressing.
Soul - just never. I mean get a thesaurus already. That is unless you are expounding on styles of music. And then only if that leads you to jazz.
Spirit - not unless referring to liquor.
Woman or Man - in the context meaning all women or all men. Generalizations hurt because individuals exist on a spectrum and name calling is never helpful.
Maidenhead or fountainhead - never for any reason.
Anger - especially not as white or hot.
Do not describe skies as blue or grey. Flesh as quivering. Leaves as dappled. Blood as red, burning, pounding, or otherwise.
And goddammit listen to me when I say this, never use the word love in any sense or connotation. You sound like a hormone dribbling simpleton.
These words are forbidden to you.
