Promptly 4 and 5

Acrostic 4

Acrostic 4

Acrostic, acrostic, I’ll lose my tiny mind,
Caught in desperation, I mustn’t fall behind;
Reason tells me “Easy, better get it done,”
Oh, if I were able to turn this into fun,
Sure, I should remember that it’s just one a year,
That this is burden light indeed and one I should not fear;
I struggle still within my chains, a prisoner to self,
Control perfectionism and add this to the shelf.

Counting up the lines and syllables to boot,
I add some silly rhymes and look for more to shoot;
There steals a crazy notion into my fevered brain,
Simplicity confounded be, if backwards runs the train,
Ornament, obfusticate, this makes the thing worthwhile,
Rejection of the commonplace, invent a brand new style,
Creation of a mirrored view should be a real blast;
Ah, acrostic, acrostic, I’ve beaten you at last!


Line count: 16
Form: Acrostic
For Promptly Poetry 4, week 4 2023
Prompt: Acrostic, any word or words.