his goal of shooing
well mannered poets away
went on consistently
both by night and day

he wanted the entire
stage to himself
a personal aim
of a profiteering pelf

greedy for all the
spotlight's adoring
taking from those who
naturally owned the storing

they were his nemesis
on the road to glory
each one of them an impediment
of his mind's story

wiser heads looked
on at the narcissist
seeing his attention seeking
as a miserly twist

he'd not admit to being
an egotistical bore
who'd ever be desirous
of applause and more

and still he hounds the
gifted in the community
with a character
of self absorbed impunity

only he could be the
solo star in the show
where other picks can't
obtain a minor bit of glow