To A Critic Poem by DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK

To a critic

Often pours spite;
On poem’s artistry,
Best effort despite,
Never stops to criticize,
Out to persecute,
Out to assail,
Out to destroy creativity,
Lives in narrow human doctrines,
Fails to distinguish
Vice from virtue,
Let his performance
Prove his critic’s artistry,
Drops words like
This is a poem I don’t like,
Kind of a bummer,
Whimsical and scary,
Cerebral about things he hates,
But emotive about things he loves,
This could have been better,
Why better,
Could have been the best I say,
I have done the best,
Within my capacity,
And you could do best of best,
Beyond my capacity,
The wonders of which,
The world has never seen,
But be constructive,
I hope and wish,
That you fare well,
And that proves
To be rare and divine........