Lawyer, Teacher, Shakespeare

Lawyer, Teacher, Shakespeare
Drenched in 'greatness'
Squandering pauses
Bellowing verses
Whimsical lameness
Idiosyncracies of eccentric brilliance.

Walking encyclopedia,
Spouting cases, citations, trivia;
Silly tantrums galore
Never once mellow.
We can but stare and laugh
To be told off, (yes he can be tough).
The class's his stage
But many a dramatis personae emerge
(To mime and mimic his glare, his rage)
When he leaves after the allotted hour.

Pure entertainment,
But he seems to forget.
This is a classroom
Not a courtroom
Enaction.

There's lawyer and there's teacher
But never did both blend
To give Shakespeare
As did he.