An interesting poem

I haven't really read much poetry lately. I left most of that behind a couple of years ago. I was rifling through some pages of a poetry book in my room and I found this boggling piece.

The meaning behind this poem still eludes me.

r-p-o-p-h-e-s-s-a-g-r by e.e. cummings

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       to 
rea (be) rran (com) gi (e) ngly 
,grasshopper;