Best Savant Poems

The crucible savant..    by Steven Hudson
(Crucible: A place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence  change or development.
  Savant:  a person of learning…)

Through sleepless, hopeless nights
With liquor on breath and dull head
Alone and cold in...

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The multiverse
Of his unquiet mind
Screaming for all of us 
To be quiet
He needs to put on 
A space suit
Assimilating our nuances 
So he can
Walk on the surface 
Of our emotions
An alien being 
Trying to find a way 
To fit in
Not attracting attention
To his brilliance
Of communicating
In...

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I was passing by Joey at work
I was going on break
Joey was heading back to work
I said" Hi Joey "
He said " I had a nightmare last night "
I said " Ooh. A nightmare. What was it about? "
And here's his rendition of his nightmares:

You...

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“It” embraces “togetherness”
Like blemished mascara on a retired call girl

“It” would speak in aggressive audible banter,
As if crystallized bullhorns were
Strapped
Onto unwelcome seating arrangements

No boundaries.
No consideration.
No apologies.

Yet, their measurement of pride
Coagulates into withered centimeters
While seducing unscented tulips
With impoverished protractors 
And tattered encyclopedias

An unsatisfied square root with...

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I recently watched a documentary on savants

In particular, Daniel Tammet, whose mathematical abilities

As well as other astounding mental capabilities

Will not only blow your mind

You'll probably say to yourself, “this is some kind of trickery

What he does is impossible for the human brain to comprehend”

Yet when...

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A SAVANT

Henry Charles Bukowski was a savant.
A person of learning, especially in the Arts
He was well versed in his flow.
Rhymester for show
As the "laureate of American lowlife," how bard he was.
An artist
A wordsmith
A skilled writer
A pundit
A genius was Henry Charles Bukowski.
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I recently watched a documentary on savants
In particular, Daniel Tammet, whose mathematical abilities
As well as other astounding mental capabilities
Will not only blow your mind
You'll probably say to yourself, “this is some kind of trickery
What he does is impossible for the human brain to comprehend”
Yet when...

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the savant of style
buys the best-made leather shoes
then walks down the street

2/16/21...

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What makes a savant?

Is there something behind those numbers that emerge effortlessly?

Is there some pain that cannot be calculated?

Is the only thing keeping me away from being extraordinary-

These wounds that are shaped like a maze?

Why must all my struggles be infamous?

As much as their skills...

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Being me. 
Trying to build myself out of scraps of scraps. 

When you can see through that barrier between us. 
And you think you can see enough that there’s no danger around. 
Holes, tears, and me. 
The savant you wanted is just a bunch of...

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There is not much help left. 

My parents feel bereft. 

All I am is a child that has sacrificed-

My moments of childhood happiness, hoping my obedience will suffice. 

But with time my lacking becomes more apparent.

And even though my parents’ promises to me are inherent....

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Math could be easy.
I could go to college that way.
I could get a math degree and be rich.
I do all my homework.
To unlock everything.
I play with rocks on the playground.
I don’t know what they are, but I pretend I like rocks and hate people.
I hate...

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