Hats Off, Gentlemen

HATS OFF, GENTLEMEN

Hats off to Fate!
Who would have dealt me this instant
Somehow, no matter how I chose to play

Hats off, harlots and charlatans!
Remove your noble bottletops
Hurl out no more gestures or expressions
Let me imagine the winged monstrosities
Whose slits peer wild from beneath pert brims
Let me see if I can't contort, deform
The image of a man

Hats off, gentile,
Reveal thy scalp