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To J. V. Cunningham
The rules of verse and grammar are ignored
here: and you foresaw this, J. V. Cunningham.
They are, here, prostituted, raped, and whored
by poets manque who do not give a damn;
who do not understand that Poetry
is not downhome, town-hall democracy;
but, rather, a high meritocracy.
So said Cavafy, too, in The First Step---
that Poetry is not a sham to schlep;
but, rather, demands skill and artistry,
and love of language most importantly.
This Temple of---to---Poems will be restored
And poems will not be met with just the slight
and thoughtless comments in the words, "Good write."
