Art as Rebellion

If all of art is rebellion,
Either in content or form,
I don’t think my poems
Will ever be art.

Because while I suppose
I like innovation,
e.e. cummings already dropped capitals,
And others dropped line breaks
In favor of the “prose poem,”
That oxymoron.
And who writes sonnets,
Or even uses iambic pentameter
Anymore?

Once you’ve rebelled against
Capitals, line breaks, structure, and meter,
There’s not much else in poetry form
To discard. Or innovate.

And as for content rebellion,
That tends to be simply
“Transgressive.”
As if that’s appealing to me.

But maybe if I write about children
And faithfulness
And Jesus

Such topics are different enough from our culture,
That is rebellion enough.