Accessible by Bruce W NiedtThat word is a two-edged sword.
Both the Poet Laureate and I
have felt the laceration.
While one doesnt have to climb
a rickety ladder
up the ivory tower
to steal meaning like bedsheets
from the turret chamber,
it would be nice for once
to be thought of as erudite
and join that cocktail party
of MFAs and PhDs,
to drink a respectable drink.
I am not one to hide
behind a screen of language.
I havent read Hamiltons Mythology
from cover to cover.
I dont use Greek epigrams.
I speak in Everyday.
Does that make me less of an artist?
I say no.
Id rather be your buddy,
buying you a beer
in a loud, smoky bar,
offering grass-roots wisdom
than be your professor
in a stuffy classroom
with hardwood, wraparound chairs,
where we have to open the transom
to let the air in.
03/06/2002 Posted on 03/06/2002 Copyright © 2025 Bruce W Niedt
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