Genius, I am convinced, is a stumbling block to every man.
Einstein mocks the rising mathematician,
"I could do that problem at the age of two!"
Stalin and Mussolini mock the politician,
"We drew plans to take over the world at five!"
Hitler and Churchill taunt the speaker,
"I could write that in my sleep."
Mozart and Beethoven snicker as they look over a new score.
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire chuckles at the practice steps of a rising star.
Pavoratti scoffs at the warm up scales conducted before a concert.
Michaelangelo rolls on the floor with genuine glee after looking at a beginners sketch.
And Homer, Virgil, Wordsworth, and Joubert shake their heads in despair.
All folly, and all ridiculous pleasure gain.
But with whose voice are these things really said?
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