In this place of probation
Reading the label of a lead-based paint remover
Is considered highbrow literature
The most heartless stages

We know the ticket punchers are still idiotic
Spontaneous engine
A remission in treatment

Quarantined in my present condition
Institutionalized in this current situation
Isolated with unfortunate direction

Disguised gratitude
Disposed of neatly
A brittle abduction
Impure and sacred

Detonated from billboard magazines and covers
An emanation with a closed mouth
The signal of abandoned dignity