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You Who Hertz Or Mother
He wastes paper quite a lot.
 
 He thinks that no one sees his plots.
 
 A diagram begins on a sheet of blue
 And begins to grow a most worn-out hue.
 
 When he's done there's nothing left
 Save for a few ink blots and spats.
 
 But beneath the rub of his fingerprints
 Rests a page so extravagant
 That engineers would leave impressed
 By the ingenuity gained by his own merit.
 
 ...
 
 He wastes paper quite a lot.
 
 He cares not who sees their spots.
 
 The oil of a mechanical mess
 Or perhaps the reddened blood of his hands.
 
 He never cared much for plans
 Or the others extravagance.
 
 But he adores feeling the machines run
 As he holds the buttons beneath his thumb
 And points a finger at himself
 To let all know they can call on him for help.
 
 ...
 
 He wastes paper quite a lot.
 
 He very seldom shows his stuff.
 
 Once and a while the ink will run
 And destroy the stroke of his hiragana character.
 
 He has made these markings since his youth
 When first taught to speak.
 
 His master once commended him
 On such mastery of the inky art
 But he bragged not about this compliment
 In fear of bearing karma's strike.
 
 ...
 
 He wastes paper quite a lot.
 
 He will freely show you just on what.
 
 Before comics he does not recall
 Just how life carried on at all.
 
 Admiring Tobi, Kirby, and Lee
 Brought him to ponder lots of things.
 
 He questions just how far a man can fly
 Or how fast the speedsters can truly run
 And sketches now his own fantasies
 Embarking on a quest of his own, don't you see?
 
 ...
 
 They all waste paper quite a lot.
 
 You would be surprised on just what.
 
 They all tap into a different imagery
 Each time they glance at that blank scenery.
 
 Of what these people that live in this so called plant.
 
 Don't respect there mother earth.
