A Poet's Commission

'Beat dead men at what they've done
Or write what's been written by none'
This is a poet's commission
The whole terms and condition
A poet's mission
Is to bend convention
Learn all the rules
Then groove your groove

A piece of Hemingway
A large chunk of Audrey
Rise higher than Maya
Or write your own Firestarter
Do what's never been done
For twilight bounds softly forth

Akpan