(2nd attempt at Half Marathon)<\/p>\n
It was Elton who said you were back,
\nNot quite with the same polished,
\nEight letters that might confuse some
\nInto thinking you had class.<\/p>\n
Bill S. came much closer,
\nBut Bill was always classy
\nIn that we think we understand
\nWhat he was talking about.<\/p>\n
At first, we spoke pejoratively
\nBut behind your every slanted glance
\nHid perhaps an attempt at courage
\nThat another had robbed you of.<\/p>\n
Cheers to you then, you shrewd,
\nManipulative excuse for a role model.
\nWe saw your filtered Insta story
\nAnd we think we\u2019d rather admire from here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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