ACTION WRITING Give me a word

A word or phrase will be posted at some frequency depending on interest.
Those interested will post a drabble or short poem based upon the word or phrase.
Entries will be posted on this page and comments on the work will go in the chatbox below.

The word is: Intellectual

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Entries

[Product of a Primal Urge]-
His clothes were straight, tucked in fashionably, and his black socks were unnoticeable between black slacks and shoes. With the book resting beneath his hands on the desk and his glasses starting to slide down his nose, he looked like an intellectual. But it was only a part he played while sitting up on stage. Although his crudeness made me bitter, I had to admit, he was a damned good actor.