Seen my escapes, per 

                                      chance?   

    My per 

             formances occur ritually. 

Every few years, per 

                                      haps you read about it in per 

renial issues of Famous Magical Acts?  

Don’t take it per 

               sonally.  I am just a fucked up per 

                                                                          son.   

    I am not easily per 

             suaded. My record has been per 

                                                                                                      fect, so far. 

    Realize my per 

                    spective is warped. I am per 

                                                                                     petually flawed. 

I firmly believe in imper 

                                           manence. 

Imper 

          fections in my life are imper 

                                                              ative to my survival.                                               

How imper 

       tinent of you to notice!  I am in per 

                                                                        il and afraid to per 

ish under your weighty plans.  

Afraid it’s per 

                        manent this time.  With your per 

                                               mission, I take my leave.