Punchline

Inspired by Allen Moore, gallows humor and coffee.

Ladies and gentlemen, I bring to you 
the modern man, sickly in his repose. 
Observe his darkest valour, his words true 
in their assessment of what he may suppose 

is the truth of all men, oh-so graceless. 
He stumbles on his words like the cripple, 
taking tumbling steps, bumbling, careless. 
Feel no love, draw your fickle attention 

one last time to his gaping cavern mouth. 
The words s-st-stutter in their forming, 
glass cannon teeth shatter projectiles South. 
Soldier, rank your distaste in his mourning. 

Ladies and gentlemen, I've set before you 
my most pitiful story... sad, but true.