Vertical Transmission - Grade

with broken arms, 
a nasty note and a dead rat, 
I carry with me 
her suspension of disbelief 
why can't I be the genius 
who solved the greatest 
problems of his time 
am I even beyond 
metaphorical assistance 
why must I be a paint brush 
when we need a wrench 
her arrival at the correct velocity 
in order to perceive 
has been cancelled, and filed away 
this abstraction shall 
repeat in sequence