Woe is Me

[proteus24]

A downward spiral
Yet again
Just throw me on the pyre
At least there's no speculation about the end

Wrangle all for the trial
The witnesses, I guess friends
Just one useless pile
Of stories I have to spin

They say once 'those' genes go viral
The perfect blend
Of those primal
Urges, no story to append

So that's it, no Romeo vial
No ivory to ascend
No god as my witness, no arrival
Just dirt and laquer to descend


I guess this would be my attempt at a somewhat rhyming scheme. Let me know if it's overly dramatic and forced. It's actually intentionally a little melodramatic. I'm really trying to find my voice, but it seems to be pretty dry and matter of fact. Does that work, or is it too simple/basic? All opinions are appreciated. Im semi new to poetry.

It certainly is dreary, melancholic and infringing on melodramatic, so I guess you are doing what you intend to do. I like the poem's flow and rhythm, but I have a few questions: (1) why did you not capitalize 'god'? (2) why did you put quotes around 'those'? (3) Would you consider deleting 'there's' (it feels unnecessary to me, and kinda dampens the overall beat of the poem) in the first stanza, line 4?