Lenny the Crackhead
Is a man
That lives every moment of his life
As if he has,
In a forest,
Stepped on a twig
And been thrown
Suddenly
Off-balance.

For Christmas,
He received from his brother
A certain
Manila folder—
One which
Contained
Several hundred parking tickets
And a letter explaining that
“Things
Have simply become
Too complicated.”

And by too complicated,
He certainly meant to say
Too Expensive.

He paid his brother’s
Fines;
Drained his bank account
And
His fish tank (which cost him
Nearly $19 a month
To maintain).

Now
His interest in rocks
Is strictly
Stratigraphic.