But as Muslims we believe that the Quran was the speech of Allah,revealed over a time period and that the whole compilation was done by the followers of the Prophet Muhammad. So in actuality it wasn't meant to be "poetic" at all.
That said, yes the Quran can be misinterpreted and taken out of context, which is why it's important to know when and why certain verses were revealed, and that how even certain orders mentioned were specific only for that time.
Most people today though are lazy. Lazy to seek out beneficial knowledge , and prefer instead to follow the brainwashed ignorant ideologies of their people, without bothering to find out the truth behind it all.