Poet Authority Poem Terminal

The slabbos all webcammed in.
Fawned over each other.
The dregs watched on.
Pretended they were part of the world.
Cheered occasionally.

The singer had some very deep thoughts
He got on stage and sang about them
The words he sang were actually much lighter and masked the deeper meaning
He looked very pleased with himself as he honked into the microphone

Sir Tony Actor and his somewhat famous buddies received a script
The gormless celebrities smeared their faces across the camera lens and read some words aloud
They all looked very sad as the words squeezed from between their lips
The script confirmed just how much responsibility they take and how guilty they felt about things
My feet sloshed in the ankle deep puddle of tears surrounding me

"Look at me, aren't I brilliant?"
The award-winning multi-millionaire actor pecked at his keyboard and posted a screenshot of his latest one hundred dollar donation
He stared smugly into social media and basked in the glory

Sir Tony Actor held a camera to his big stupid grinning face
Drifting in a humongous swimming pool
He was eager to confirm that we are indeed all in this together

Godfry stared at his own family and leaked with jealousy
All they'd do was sit around watching Bullseye on repeat
Other families on his internet seemed to be having a blast during the lockdown
Godfry ordered 200 outfits off Amazon set up a costume department in the kitchen
He forced the children into them and set his camcorder on crates of masks and latex gloves
The camcorder whirled into action and the children danced and sang
Godfry wanted to be big on the internet too

Mary Berry's glowing white teeth
Scrape against her spoon
They look very realistic
Her wrinkled lips unfurl with a smile
She chomps through the cutlery
The sponge cake is delicious