Poem for the week: "Pinning the Devil Down"

Pinning the Devil Down

I hate it when a poet

tries to be profound with

what he does not know, forever

struggling to free himself from

his shallow grave;

and I hate it when a poet

tries to be cavalier with deadly

serious matters, making out

like he’s above the fray;

and I hate it when a poet

assumes an air he has not earned,

wearing the poet’s mantle

for authority;

and I hate it most when a poet

gets it right, because he’s pinned

the Devil down and wrestled

all the wit, charm, and

deceit out of him!