Any authentically original idea Presenting itself without “known antecedents” Is systematically rejected Toned down, mauled, chewed Re-chewed, spewed forth Destroyed, yes, and even worse… Reduced to the most monstrous of mediocrities The excuse offered is always the vulgarity Of the vast majority of the public I insist that this is absolutely false The public is infinitely superior to the rubbish What is fed to it daily The ma**es have always known Where to find true poetry The misunderstanding has come about entirely Through those “middle-men of culture” Who, with their lofty airs and superior quacking Come between the creator and the public