Gravitas

I sit at my desk and write some verse,

with a few insults and a cockeyed view,

and lo! I’m the master of the universe.

All of a sudden I am better than you

whose poems are full of solemnity

which only appeal to the chosen few.

I will be applauded for my bravery

as my opinions are so controversial

that people marvel at my effrontery.

I won’t make a fortune with such guff

because its value is not commercial

but literati relish this audacious stuff.

I am now the hero of the working class,

I speak to them with an earthy language

and don’t give a damn about gravitas.

© Luigi Pagano 2017