Reid Baer tells HOW TO MAKE a NAME for YOURSELF
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The root of all my evil is
wanting to be somebody –
anybody – a saint or a
villain – go to jail or go to school -

looking around while people
graduate with honors reputations
getting titles from established
institutions – carrying

that piece of paper – that degree –
that stamped imprimatur having
accomplished something the world can
respect – expect something from me

I just ain’t got – I’m not one of
them and then jealousy rears its
head and my mind follows after
a hole in my chest – I have so

much catching up to do to dig
my way out – I have to be better
than the rest – more dangerous -
more free – more earth shatteringly

assertive covering the crime
scene of the century up front
where bullets are so near my ears
they’re literally whispering to me

to get to the definitive
story before anybody and
I can be somebody and
make a lasting name for myself.

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