Washed and Scrubbed
Intellectual hygiene…
the Poet declines
That dull antiseptic,
that deadens your mind
Once washed and then scrubbed,
the truth a charade
Academic consensus
—the Muse in her grave
(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2019)
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