The Shifting of a Sideshow

There was a gash on my forehead so I thought it would be a good idea to let it drip down and run its course,

And I left old gauze on my arm until it became the scene of an infection all its own,

gangrene and of an alarming disposition,

It was the same reason I never extracted splinters,

but there were some chips that got the better of me

And if you looked very closely at my right hand, you would see some chalky residue and a piece of gravel that didn't belong to me

But it did me no good, because no one could see it until I pointed out the bump in my palm,

and even then, I wouldn't be the main attraction

This was all some kind of pity party,

and I was going nowhere [at the speed of sound]

And then I started to bore myself,

so I bought a goldfish and carried him around in a bag until he needed a friend

and then I told everyone that they were the inspiration for Dr. Seuss's work,

while holding a notebook set for hashmarks