Chewing food for thought

How come there aren't a bunch of rich poets?
Musicians, comedians, writers and playwrights know it,
Artists must make songs, movies and more,
Because original thoughts and ideas bore,
The masses, think back to your classes in school,
Students studying literature bored to tears and drool,
Not engaged by words on a page,
But lyrics evoke emotions from joy to rage,
While jokes shock and awe with instigation,
And stories, plays, and movies pique our imagination.