The extra title to this--
this was written in the summertime.
Oh, I have two titles for this.
One is "My Brain" and the other is "Hangover," whichever
experience you are more familiar with,
I want you to use the title.
But for now, I'll just call it "Hangover."
"If I were crowned emperor this morning,
every child who is playing Marco Polo in the swimming
pool at this motel.
Shouting the name Marco Polo back and forth.
Marco.
Polo.
Marco.
Polo.
Would be required to read a biography on Marco Polo,
a long one with fine print as well as the history of China
known as the birthplace of the venerated explorer, Marco Polo.
Polo.
After which, each child will be quizzed by me
and executed by drowning, regardless
of how much they managed to retain about the glorious life
and times of Marco Polo."
[APPLAUSE]
Thanks.
That was fun to write.
[LAUGHTER]
I love that.
Now, this is a poem about Genesis, as
in the Book of Genesis.