Hey, let’s try an experiment
for just a little bit.
See if you can shut your mouth
for just sixty fucking seconds
and see how it feels.
I mean
you may turn out to be the control group
in this project
and the rest of us
will exhibit the behaviors
I suspect we all know
what will result.

Do you think you can do it?
Do you think
your yap can remain closed long enough
for us to experience the outcome
of our research?

What if I give you a shiny
spiffy little half dollar?
Can you do your part
for science?

Huh.
You lasted longer than I thought.
Here’s twenty cents.