Bad poetry

I've noticed a trend in fiction that always seems to go the same way (hence, I suppose, calling it a "trend"). Since taking poetry this semester, I've seen at least three characters in fiction that are, for lack of a better word, "bad poets." These characters keep their poetry hidden from others, and when it is revealed it is always cringe-worthy. It is never said out-loud that the poetry is bad, but heavily hinted at with context clues, the characters' reactions, and of course the fact that the poetry is pretty bad.

An example of one such poem is from a video game wherein the poems are read out loud, slowly, and unskippable, but I'll just give you the text:

But I couldn't help but feel that while, well, goofy, the poetry wasn't terrible. Everything surrounding the poem was people going "..." and "...." but I've certainly written worse. A lot. I guess the above example is actually one of the better ones. Here is another:

These both are meant to be poetry kept to the writer, though. Who can't say they haven't written something private and forgotten that would be cringe-worthy if brought out from the pages of your notebook/computer files?

I meant this post to be like, 40 words because I wanted a lazy week. Damn.