thank God for public intellectuals

fear of cold osmosis lacking
tactile dispensers, adrift
in the dust of fertilizer
and collective ethical patience
we all want your advice
please tell us how to do to right
we were lost without you
your kingship and royal pattern
so above us, so unconcerned
about oppression or retribution
you are the perfect specimen
the all-knowing grace of hammers
thank you for your grand extension
of willingness to share your gifts
with us, the lowly, the no ones
we will survive thanks to you
thank God for public intellectuals