Rody, The Impatient Genius Poem by RIC BASTASA

after how many plays
and stories written

Brody has remained an
undergraduate

his impatience for listening
has grown fangs

venomous he scares
those who could have spoken

about what his truth is
his inability to take the shape

of the mold
where he wants to fit in

genius i know he is
but look at him

he is always overtaken by
the worst nincompoop in town

true he writes
in fact the best in the city

but i guess
Brody isn't that smart enough

to know what a system is
and to fear its wisdom