Vertical Transmission

Grade

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

am I even beyond

metaphorical assistance

why must I be a paint brush

when we need a wrench

her arrival at the correct velocity

in order to perceive

has been cancelled, and filed away

this abstraction shall

repeat in sequence