Greetings, I'm the poet!
Oh, nice to meet indeed.
Isn't this a nice change,
To be face to face?
Just you - the reader - and me.

As far as first impressions go,
I'm really not quick to brag.
But let me inform you,
I'm (one of) the best
At poems - a notorious craft.

Read the last stanza, yes?
Some genius work of mine.
Have another look now,
From the place that you are,
And you'll notice I've written no rhyme.

There's a reason I say this, of course:
To get you to see
The huge lie you've been told -
The root of all problems,
Which you must avoid...

"Write 'beat' after 'seat',
"To know all will be pleased -
"It looks very pleasant,
"And rhyming is sweet."

Hey, want in on a secret?
Not everything meets the eye.
Just sing it and swing it -
Hell, even serenade it!
One day you'll get what I mean.

To the fans of perfect rhyme:
I'm a poet, not half machine.