Blank Verse Blind Judge

”Contests!  We don’t need no stinking contests” sure
Email queries answered a contest sponsor
The names of the contestants
He knew before assessment
He failed to be a blind judgement dispenser.

In his self-chosen job he was dishonest
The prime placements of pride the poems could wrest
Not by poem quality
But by name identity
He made a farce of the poetry contest. 

He once ran blank verse contest on open sky
A poet asked a question, he got reply
He submitted a blank page 
Titled “ Sky’s Void Judges Gauge”
In the stinking contest he got a place high.

August 15, 2018
Syllable count : 11-11-7-7-11
(Checked on howmanysyllables.com)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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