the FAILING

My role
the example I should set
in the use of words:
to enervate
elicit
enthuse
excite

others
make reading
a suffering,
with leaden
lumpen
lethargic drones

the louder the thud
each sentence, each word
the greater weight
their mind commands
they wish us to think,

The slower flow
the seeds they sow
which fail to sprout
exude instead
a lack of mental clout