The Chastening (poem)

While the flautest flaunts his fluting,

The Elitist flouts all fleeting

Equal treatment, equal eating,

Equal talking, equal muting;

And he flaunts his wares and wherefores,

Climbing stairs and social ladders,

Putting airs on, trying to flatter,

And forgets what he is there for;

While he’s spurning brave ambition,

While he’s turning all the tables,

Nipping at your heels: you’re able.

Find a cure for his sedition.

And deny him all inclusion.

And, most stubbornly, refuse him,

And eventually, recuse him,

And his commonplace delusion.

Copyright 2018 Andrea LeDew

This was a response to the WordPress prompt  flaunt.