rubbed out from reality
our subject was never born
not in rock island or anywhere near
the mississippi
the hospital razed
saint anthony long gone
doctor romeo likely dead as well
having succumbed to natural causes
there is no place to rewind to
but our subject’s determined to find one
going on an online rampage
purchasing pickaxes & fireworks
tarot cards & replica handguns
not a chance in hell
anyone will determine how it all went down
no hospital
no doctor
no live birth
no matter how it all ended
your guess is as good as mine
and the way it all started
will be the furthest from the truth
july two thousand twenty-two
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