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Witness Jonathan Fallow, sit & stare,
Observing Jonathan Fallow, who sits and stares.
He's a cartoon engineer extraordinaire
He excels as a creative artist, particularly in cartoons.
He's a tatterdemalion of dubious means,
He's a shabbily dressed person of questionable character.
Paper champion pencil making scenes
Despite being a champion on paper, he's only creating scenes with pencils.
You see objects he sees life like
His perception of life is unique, akin to how he sees objects.
Bulbous-eyed homunculus, half boy half rhinoceros
Described as a strange being, part-boy, part-rhinoceros.
People say he's useless, it seems like he's useless
Others view him as useless, reinforcing this perception.
Everyday he's useless, sometimes he feels sad
Every day, he feels useless, occasionally experiencing sadness.
Witness Jonathan Fallow wasting talent & time
Witnessing Jonathan Fallow squandering his talent and time.
Nobody understands why there's happiness in his eyes
Mystery surrounds why he appears happy to others.
What about social standing? What about all his goals?
Questions arise about his social status and personal goals.
Cold, inanimate objects have no claim on his soul
His soul is not influenced by lifeless objects around him.
Witness Jonathan Fallow in his past years
Reflecting on Jonathan Fallow's successful past years.
Work constituents give him wild cheers
Applauded by colleagues for his work, portraying success.
He's a natural born successful man
Innately a successful man with unique illustration skills.
No one illustrates like Jonathan can
His artistic abilities, especially in drawing, stand out.
Stand in awe & watch him draw
Encouraging others to admire and watch him draw.
Chinese black belts chopping blocks eggplant head jack in the box
Visual elements of martial arts and bizarre scenarios.
Now he seems so useless, People say he's useless,
Contrasting his past, he now appears useless to people.
Sometimes he gets mad
Occasionally, he expresses frustration and anger.
Witness Jonathan Fallow wasting talent & time
Observing Jonathan Fallow wasting both talent and time.
Nobody understands why there's happiness in his eyes
The mystery persists regarding the happiness in his eyes.
What about social standing? What about all his goals?
Questions linger about his social standing and goals.
Cold, inanimate objects have no claim on his soul
His soul remains unaffected by lifeless objects.
Witness Jonathan Fallow's darkest day,
Reflecting on Jonathan Fallow's darkest day.
Watch the people he penned go far away
Seeing characters he created drifting away.
He knows that "publish or perish" is the number one rule
Realizing the harsh reality of "publish or perish" rule.
No one ever told him the truth could be so horribly cruel
He faces the cruel truth about the world.
No way out & no way over...
Feeling trapped with no apparent solution.
Bulbous-eyed homunculi, half boy half rhinoceri,
Reiteration of his strange, half-rhinoceros nature.
Oddball creeps out of ink & lead bouncing on their paper bed
Imaginary characters come to life on paper.
So when you see him on the street, downtown and down and out
Advice not to label him as useless when encountering him.
Don't say he's useless
Discouraging judgment of his worth.
Witness Jonathan Fallow wasting talent & time
Observing Jonathan Fallow wasting talent and time.
Nobody understands why there's happiness in his eyes
The mystery persists about the happiness in his eyes.
What about social standing? What about all his goals?
Questions linger about his social standing and goals.
Cold, inanimate objects have no claim on his soul
His soul remains unaffected by lifeless objects.
Witness Jonathan Fallow wasting talent & time
Observing Jonathan Fallow wasting talent and time.
Nobody understands why there's happiness in his eyes
The mystery persists about the happiness in his eyes.
What about social standing? What about all his goals?
Questions linger about his social standing and goals.
Cold, inanimate objects have no claim on his soul...
His soul remains unaffected by lifeless objects.
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