A Poem - Delbert McClinton, Self-Made Men

I was born and raised in Texas

But I’ve been a lot of places

Some things seem to always stay the same

They all got local heroes

Followed 'round by local zeros

Lookin' for their claim to fame

Fueled by chemical consumption

No sense of compunction

Just a-wallow in the mess they made

They find in their confusion

It was all just an illusion

They grind their teeth and watch the colors fade