This dissertation, written by a double-jointed stunt-double A sentient being It must take one to know one Because he found me immediately We counted the tally marks Crushed cornflakes on a Kashmir carpet We met a paraplegic paralegal Whose views we're, for lack of a better word "perpendicular" We we're entranced by him He spoke of integrity and the dangers of toxic relationships And how the service of justice is only so-so He was enmeshed by contractual obligations and deadlines He left us with two last pieces of advice "Talk to yourself often, for you'll surely know best for yourself" "Forgive yourself, for forgiveness proves strength and admitting your wrongs shows humility"
The stunt-double wrote his paper on this And I wrote this poem This occurrence so rarefied yet malleable -Tommy Johnson