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Friday, June 29, 2018

Demons of Heterodoxy


Someone wrote a profound statement
Just as quickly it was attacked, for originality.
then rated for sexual content
and misinterpreted for racial overtones. 

 Pier reviewed for gender neutrality.
Systematically scrutinized for political bias,
while grammar Nazis picked at it
Internet punks trolled the remains.

Casually plagiarized and cursed for its frankness,
redacted by the feckless
and stolen by Hollywood.
Eventually, it was banned in academic settings.