A serious question: Why is this not a poem?

Comment inspired from aphasic

Aphasic: you have woven together so eloquently the possible meaning of "potential" or "existence" or "potential existence" or even "interrupted existence" and so on, and so on.......the point is, imho, that it's impossible to absolutely define poetry.......it's like trying to define the imagination or the soul.......and though one may determine a given definition for poetry, that doesn't mean poetry only exists within those parameters.......that said, "bad" poetry or even "not" poetry does obviously exist......but like pornography, its definition may be limited to "I know it when I see it"......btw, I'm not sure about the Fall Out Boys, but Nirvana had one damn fine release of "Nevermind".....smells like teen spirit?

by Kat on Mar. 1 2008