Wordsmith's worst nightmare

fortunately thwarted courtesy
mine tall tale telling flair.

Mine irretrievable brilliant masterpiece...

all for naught after mental cogs and wheels
I did apply creative juice metaphorical grease
regarding tour de force pièce de résistance writing

forever lost to the annals of human history.

So much for escaping to paradise island

(Garden of Eden) and experiencing zen

Impossible mission to earn untold yen

concerning prosaic poem/ poetic prose titled

The old battleaxe and her henchwomen

irrecoverable linkedin to sinking feeling

hours, days, weeks... all spent for naught

dharma bum - me got doled out unfair

injustice though scoreboard (tabulating
when yours truly acted immoral) oddly even

Steven after I repented against
marital infidelities nearly cost priceless
paternal love of daughters, whereby
their father experienced
suicidal ideations thought

to drown his sorrows
overdosing on fen-phen.

A transcendent awakening

occurred within noggin of one simian

a clothed outlier caged within human zoo
predicated upon his overactive imagination
inextricably favorable ratings did woo,

albeit ephemerally savored renown, and true

value viz his great Magnus Opus,

whereby riches couped courtesy

brief brush with fame and glory
found countless people lined in queue

(and moment of morning glory
subsequently slipped

thru gnarly butter fingers

symptomatic of nervousness

exhibited courtesy an aspiring Nehru

case in point my pal Joey, a kangaroo

dear reader pardon

tardy greeting regarding helloo

cuz decided against formalities,
a nonestablishmentarian he doth eschew

no ghostly chance I merely utter boo!

Unlikely I scared

the living daylights out of you,

nor would that be intent

regarding self taught amateur

practitioner of voodoo

I rarely if ever cast spells,

nevertheless yours truly

still under probation

and peer review

so breathe easy, cuz Matthew

Scott Harris would hate

to tarnish reputation of Guru,

that charming humble fellow

he taught me wizardry.