Old broken words in spineless protection br At best br Is dimly Lit br br Audience remains br Un-entertained br By elderly expressions that linger br Stuck to a page br Failing to age like fine wine br br Unable to follow Yeats lead br Or like the gist of br Not the tedium that is Shakespeare br br Contemporary Constituents br Live on tried and true expressions br When fresh words are all around br To be understood by the subsequent generation br br Those in charge of the wordy world br Blinded by advanced degrees br Unable to see br A Charles Chaim Wax br A Jake Hassler br A Mary Nagy br In their time br br Egotistic Language lords br Spin silk br From a sow’s ear br Eager that with ears taken br Eyes wont open to the fact br They want the swine to think its pearls br br Apparently br Snobs with caviar lipstick br Only truly know what is art br br Numb audience br Dumbly decide br To what is seen and heard br The genuine cant be seen by the unauthentic br Too busy stringing their cultured pearls on fools gold threadbr br Wanda Swim Strunkbr br