The Best Poem Ever Written

An anagrammatic poem

Alison McBain
The Haven
Published in
Sep 14, 2023

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Photo by Hamid Tajik on Unsplash

This is it!

Tempt not the esteem,
when most poets opt to be seen—
with better tempos, smitten themes,
ethos so rotten…

not the poem to be gotten.
So, entomb one’s better words.
Throw men and women to the sheep,
not the wit in beat poets.

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Alison McBain
The Haven

Alison McBain is the writer behind Author Versus AI. She writes fiction, nonfiction & poetry, ghostwrites & edits books. http://www.alisonmcbain.com/