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By Jack Joseph Smith
Remiss
I sat on the beach
While right out
of the corner
of his eye
Frank
called Steve Mc
a snob
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Remiss catches a small scene of social contempt at the beach, reducing judgment to a glance and a single word.
Its minimalism makes it sting. The poem is less about argument than about the speed of class or personality judgment, and the title 'Remiss' gives the speaker's quiet witness a tone of belated recognition.