Avant-Garde

Inspired by a new contest that has recently appeared in The Soup. It seems the gauntlet, (has been thrown down) A line drawn in the sand A challenge made to see "What's What" To those who'll fall or stand And strips away the accolades Of poems that are bland No more X's, no more O's No more patting on the backs No more two word kindly comments Just the straight but helpful facts And when dissecting poems Try not to use an axe You might be toting genuine skill, Or blessed with parity But writing Great Stuff, takes more than just will Now, that's been a rarity To get critiqued on ones own bill Instead of pop-u-lar-i-ty