Well Mannered Gentlemen?

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Grace me your salutations!

Thou superfluous gesture smack like a bawd

Forsook, this would lead to a significance

A bagnio dwelling wilt return ordinarily

Good Greeting my lady, how goes the morning?

Slurs~

Spare me the coyness, the modern regression

Gone, and a cloud in my heart


Update ++March 2023
I am quite impressed with ChatGPT. 

Prompt: Can you try to rationalize what the poem means? 

ChatGPT: As I mentioned earlier, the poem is a collection of seemingly random phrases and sentences that don't form a coherent narrative or theme. Therefore, it's difficult to rationalize or derive a clear meaning from the poem without more context or information about the author's intent.

However, we can still attempt to rationalize the poem based on the individual lines and phrases. One possible interpretation is that the poem is exploring themes of communication, honesty, and societal norms.

The first few lines of the poem ("Grace me your salutations! Thou superfluous gesture smack like a bawd") suggest that the speaker is asking for a respectful greeting but criticizing a certain type of gesture as unnecessary or inappropriate. This could be interpreted as a commentary on social norms and expectations of behavior in formal settings.

The line "Forsook, this would lead to a significance" could be interpreted as suggesting that abandoning certain social norms or expectations could lead to a more meaningful or authentic interaction.

The line "A bagnio dwelling wilt return ordinarily" suggests a return to a place of questionable moral character, which could be interpreted as a commentary on societal attitudes towards certain types of behavior or lifestyles.

The line "Good Greeting my lady, how goes the morning?" could be seen as an attempt at polite conversation or small talk, but the line "Slurs~" that follows suggests that this attempt at polite communication is met with negativity or hostility.

The line "Spare me the coyness, the modern regression" could be interpreted as a criticism of a lack of honesty or straightforwardness in modern society, with a desire to return to more traditional values.

Finally, the line "Gone, and a cloud in my heart" suggests a feeling of loss or sadness, which could be interpreted as a commentary on the difficulty of navigating societal expectations and norms in a changing world.

Overall, while the poem may not have a clear or coherent meaning, it could be interpreted as exploring themes related to communication, honesty, societal norms, and change.

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