Why don't poetry sell successfully in the publishing world?

Poetry is time-consuming to decipher and finding the hidden/deeper meaning isn't everybody's cup of tea.
These days the most popular genre of literature in fiction is mystery/thriller, and social sciences eg. politics in non-fiction.
 
what the genre that sells the best is books, of any kind really. and well people really dont like seeing open emotions, i myself (Though i should) try not to read poetry becuase i really understand what the writers try to say. That and its takes a poet to under stand what a poet says.
 
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