'Gain's' Pains! Poem by Dorothy Kardas, Psy.D. Th.D.

prominence,
eminence
always
misleading
ego feeding
dole seeding

disdain
renown
and fame;
illusory
treacherous
game
interminable
frustration
soliciting
others'
infuriation
noological
mutilation

disdain
repute
and fame
always
unjustifiable
gain...

abstinently
forget
ascetically
reject
eminence
defect

elect
defect,
defect
collect -
what
a wreck,
crippling
neglect
outcast
and reject...




P.S. Dear readers, I have attempted to fix the errors in this piece several times, unfortunately the system has not cooperated. So, the errors remain. SORRY...