I wasn't a fan of this one. I think it was the second person perspective in the beginning. It felt very accusatory (you love your cliches...) and condescending. It put me on my guard, but then again second person always puts me on my guard, because I so rarely react like the author wants me to. When the author used a cliche (with the quickness and dexterity of a magician) in the second part, I almost laughed. I thought that the second part was very misanthropic, using terms such as "the human soup", and the flecks of social commentary were lost on me.
P.S. I have a response for the Yeats poem. It comes from the lyrics of a song by Wilco:
"And if the whole world is singing your song,
and all of your painting have been hung,
just remember, what was yours is everyone's from now on.
And that's not wrong or right,
you can struggle with it all you like,
but you'll only get uptight."
That said, It was very confidently written, and I like that podcastle took a chance on it- the more types of stories the better.