A Wise Man Once Said

It took so much more of an effort to frown---

that's really all that I learned from the dirt road

and the strength of lightning

And I had the face to prove it---

and the lines

and the line

and the indentations of a wisdomous few

But we lived in smarter times now---

when death was probable

which was a step up from certainty

but I was still stuck with taxes

and this stupid fucking kite