thunderstuck

He says he was
Hit by lightning
While cutting the grass
And listening to his
iPod.
I don’t want to hear
About
Perforated
Eardrums
Or ancillary
Brain damage.
I want to know
Only
Three things:
Why was he mowing
During a storm?
To what song was
He so drawn that
He missed the
Thunderous
Clues of impending
maelstrom?
And, lastly there’s
this:
How did his
Parents get him to
Cut the lawn
In the first
place?
These are all
Pertinent questions that
The journalists
Don’t ask.
And I decry their
Abject
Failings.
Was he alone at the
Time of impact,
And what of the machine?
And, perhaps, most
Curiously:
Who might be getting
Sued?
Bob Dylan?
Mr. Pod?
God?
Not that a youngster
Of his ilk, age
Or specific species
Might be able to
Differentiate.
But his parents would.
And, really, what’s
The use of suffering
Through the teenage
Years,
Unless
There’s the possibility
Of Payoff?
Or is that
Just being a
Bit too cynical?
Stay tuned.
(Available soon
(On
(Podcast.
(Of course.)