The Quoter

remnant of an age
long passed &
certainly 
irrelevant now,
the quoter cites all
phrases 
which come dwindling
from her/his mouth
out into the open air
with a brush of
elitism
which none of us really
need
to size up the
pretension
of which this idiot 
operates---
without a powdered wig
or the once accompanying 
elaborate attire,
the quoter seems out of place
even in their own
ridiculous fantasy
where long drawn out &
memorized 
stanzas of verse
do nothing for the 21st
century 
passerby,
except make them wonder
just what it takes
to take oneself so very 
seriously,
so as to try & pass the time
with a sense of meaning
in a world that has
none.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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June 4, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Hi,Andrew I love your poem so much!Today I'm reading poems from my aunt PD's account, hope you don't mind. Sincerely pd's niece SYLVIA }!{
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