The cheap laugh hung provocatively br In the red glow of an afterthought br Lazily fanning the arrogant airs of a br Pedantic tragedian lost inside a br Whimper. br br But oh how he yearned to give chase br Plant his carnal intellect into the br Random br Joy of appetite br And quiet the tempest that mocked his br Self-important soul. br br But no. He bit his lip. br Turned his nose upright br Wafted itinerant verses obliquely br To ponderous heights of critical acclaim.