Dearth Of Manners Poem by John Sensele

Forgive dearth of survival skills, but penalise dearth of manners,
Etiquette, tact and incentivise a dollop
Of intelligence that's high enough to throw spanners
In works tweeted by fools who mock the Rome Pope.

Embrace cultures of innovation that promote
Salvation, emancipation and anticipation
Of a future teeming with tools to eradicate
Mediocrity with the celerity of light in God's creation.

Cruise to schools and centres of excellence
Where professors, tutor stressors and ambassadors
To cogitate, meditate, predicate and calculate the essence
Required to impart new skills and competencies to erstwhile creditors.

Dearth of decent thoughts, noughts, slots, torts and cogent evidence
About Rastafarianism, sadism, animism and fetishism
Sends philosophers and astrologers scampering into a trance
So deep they wake up with a start, fully commandeered int occultism.