Irreconcilable Paradox

Leaderboard paradox Bard, crank or chatterbox Irreconcilable Most undeniable Two titles possible? Can't have all three Flourish and elegance Meter and relevance Grasp of the elements Sensitive delicate Post the best poetry For all to see Building community Post with impunity Dishing encouragements Never discouragements Attaboy lunacy Nice job! Spondee Magnitude, quantity Content moronity Quality suffering Sputtering, stuttering Faster through brevity Haiku for me Where is the paradox? Chatter and atta-talks Raising poetic stocks Moving up leaderboards Elevates all their scores Best that you just ignore All your competitors' New poetry Elegant, painstaking Beautiful, time-taking Longer time finishing Numbers diminishing Falling so rapidly Not even on page three Drop productivity Maybe you finish a Poem or three Status? ridiculous Leaders? superfluous Seek to equilibrate Advocate, animate Irreconcilable Paradox schmeradox Sharing delightfully Cranking productively Poetry supersedes All rivalry ————— For the “This or That, Vol 10” Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh Title: Irreconcilable Paradox Date written: 02/17/2022