Has any thought been given to the malevolence of
inanimate objects,
Taking the long view in the human continuum,
Scientific study under controlled conditions, of,
for instance,
The hoe handle that crowned Robert Frost,
The toothpick piercing the throat of Sherwood Anderson,
The thorn that pricked the eye of Dylan Thomas,
The bottle top Tennessee Williams swallowed,
And such as the andiron which broke my toe when I
kicked the cat?
I suppose not, science being such a random profession,
But intent is there,
No doubt about it.