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mistaking their uselessness
for immortality

their intelligence
for art

and their obscurity
for authority

they proceed
with their work

to
convince

you

of your own mistake
as well.
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spoems's avatar
"obscurity for authority" is something I think I often fall for.  I find it much harder to be genuine than anything else - I think the attempt to be so is the good work of poets.