Some people will slit their tongue

in half

to prove that they have something to say,

that they can be different, entertaining,

shock value

express, a picture in which they defy

even the unconventional

and the actively irregular, slit tongue,

twice the lies, double the truth

with saliva dripping forked tongue.

Some will manage this feat

without even resorting to surgery.

Ian D. Hall 2018