Boor

He composed a poem
That nobody understood
The applause so fulsome
He knew it was good.
It seems they’d rather
Clap clap clap a hand
Than truthfully admit
They don’t  understand.
And so the work of
The  poetic boor
Is admired and hailed
Because it’s obscure.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Bauer Avatar
August 28, 2022 at 4:49 PM
Ha! The emperor’s new clothes version of some poetry! Nice one, Terry!
Ireland Avatar
August 28, 2022 at 5:14 PM
Thanks Ilene. I used to go to a Performance night to support a friend. 3 hours of poured out angst once a month. Most times I left feeling near suicidal. This bloke was a good performers but admitted to me half the time he didn’t know what his poems meant.
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