Uncle History is tired
Since the dawn of writing
He’s been running in circles
What does this mean?
It means fuck Ben Hur
There’s no straight race
And all of living
Is the chase your tail blues
History never rhymes—
Though run around
Rhymes with
Hole in the ground
Fuck rhyming
Did you know
Nothing rhymes with history
Not mystery
Nor sophistry
Only near rhymes work
This tree—
And though it rhymes
With flee
He’ll never get anywhere
Exhaustion has near rhymes
Faustian
For example
Planet of the Blind 