Vertical Transmission

With broken arms
A nasty note and a dead rat
I carry with me
Her suspension of disbelief
Why can’t I be the genius
Who solved the greatest
Problems of his time?
Why can’t I be?
Am I even beyond metaphorical assistance?
Why must I be a paint brush
When we need a wrench?
Why can’t I be? Why can’t I be?
Why can’t I be the genius
Who solved the greatest
Problems of his time?
Why can’t I be?
Her arrival at the correct velocity
In order to perceive
Has been canceled and filed away
This abstraction shall repeat