MY SKULL EXPANDED EVER OUTWARD
AS I CRAMMED IT WITH FIVE DOLLAR WORDS
AND ARCANE MEDIA REFERENCES
AND I COULD NOT BELIEVE MY OWN ARM
AS IT HURLED AN AIRY GRAHAM CRACKER CRUSTED CREAM PIE
AT THE NEAREST GLOSSY WINDSHIELD
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE SPLAYED OUT—
SPLAYED OUT ON THE HOT ASPHALT LIKE THAT?
WELL, THAT MEANS NOTHING TO A GUY LIKE ME
OH, MY DEAREST AREOP-ENAP,
YOUR REPUTATION PRECEDES YOU
TODAY A THINKING MAN WAS SHOT DOWN