Bad poet watches. Bad poet waits.
Bad Poet writes
checks
to causes he believes in.
Bad Poet’s checks sometimes bounce.

Bad Poet thinks
Bad Poet considers.
Bad Poet tries to write the great american poem
and then goes for the great armenian poem
and when that fails
attempts the great armenian stanza.
Bad Poet believes in the process
so it’s no big deal
that he has no folio
to speak of.

Bad Poet works.
Bad Poet strives.
Bad Poet thrives under difficult situations
which he creates
since drama will no doubt fuel his art.

Bad Poet is getting better
but worries
that it might mean
he is becoming Worse Poet
when in fact
soon Bad Poet
will be Evil.