THE BOOK OF THE VIP
FRANKIE & JOHNNY
The value of half an education
Chapter 16
And when the bullet had said these and other things,
2jIncluding naming a lot of names,
3kAnd even some specific titles,
4Frankie & Johnny felt a lot better,
5About everything,
6Except life, of course,
7Which the bullet finally mentioned in passing,
8On its way out through the window,
9Saying, “Believe it or not,
10l“A great prophet will come,
11“And explain everything,
12“Someday,
13m“But not in time to hurt your royalties.”
14And then Frankie & Johnny lit up a ngiant cigar,
15And sat back to think up new literature for the ages.
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