My Raw Inner Echo

In the late 2018 to early 2019 Epic perhaps, there was a missed opportunity? From a challenge contest to pen another poem But this is stuff that men say in an asylum At the time my ideas were a jumble of mess Could this be part of a hero's quest? The lame duck state governor was speaking on campus An acquaintance shared a seat reserved for our class Didn’t want to attract attention What my mind wished to mention And the media’s condescension You will see me in the dictionary, academically “Glean, an unclean leper between Samaria and Galilee" So I put my head down, smiled with a frown, walked away, On top of that, hail fell from clouds dark and gray But what I failed to say that day "Hello world. My name is J" "One moment of your time" (Got to think of a rhyme) "Sixty seconds is all I need" If he agreed The icebreaker joke I would have spoke "What does Pink Floyd and George Bush both share in common? I cannot breathe! A Derek Zoolander quote about a future problem" (Pff. Today’s accusation) (The confusion?) " Crickets" (ovation) (Writing has its limitation) "But when you get it...it’s lightning on mural’s foundation" "My actual question is, if a plague struck the morrow, Linked to a foul chi fellow" "With a made-up place—land of Gohan From some lab institution in Wuhan" "And you had to wear an M-95 mask With your power and task" "Would you close the state for weeks, months, or years? Thank you for your time (cheers)"