Correct Superseding the content If this is what is required? To be considered Taken seriously Then so be it Preacher Or am I at fault? Are you my teacher? And I am a defiant student ? Devoid of prudence ? Ignoring the letter of the law? To take or be a part of? I am a simple uneducated common knave Who wishes merely to exchange But blessed without the knowledge to engage Is destined to be dismissed For though my muses resonate It is neither for your pallet or plate As sadly you are the keeper of the gate The status quo Of partition Which pacifies admission To the top table Of cultured earshot And so I write each day every night In search of the work that may just might Pray upon a soul less deserving That replies upon an inner stirring A troubled heart earns A second reading