The Poor Craftsman

[CRNDLSM]

(written in a poor mood)

The Poor CraftsmanI really like the double meaning of poor for this


The poor craftsman is a fool, working
canvas into dreary coast,
dusty sky, broken heart, and other
kitschy scenes, thinking

all those same expressions could
claim a place with madhouse charts,
Joycean smarts, royal farts, and yet
in her Icarian pride forgets

that only schizophrenic tastes
get granted trophies for their work,the real schizos go to the trophy store and buy their own
that every stroke of HCEHCE?
was mental-past throo riverrun,maybe doesn't forget this in her pride, but ignores?

that each regaling wind became
a fame of burning shit -- that is to say,fame or flame?
unworked like hers, not all creative hearts
are worth a critic's thought, a market's glance.because the market and the critics turn the regaled winds into shit?  I think she just ignores it, being foolish and prideful.

Hope you don't feel foolish if you're feeling poor. It's worth the schizophrenia .  I don't know what I'm talking about, but at least it's here for fun!