Alex Harvey Once Sang, “There’s No Such Thing As A Dirty Book, It’s Just The Way You Read It” Ever seen the poppy plant? Dr. Suess inspired the original design. You can see the pictures in Green Eggs and Heroin. Beautiful when it blooms. A purple or red, a blotted butterfly hides in the open petals And from the center, the sun and sunbeams mesmerize. Dr. Suess, butterflies, sunshine - What could go wrong? Yet, on trial, forever, Opium poppy. Still no convictions, Always innocent by reason of innocence. So, when Johnny shot courage through his veins Who was really to blame? Was it too many days with Mr. Ed? Too many times of lost hope with Gilligan and the Skipper? Never finding Ginger or even Mary Anne beyond a sticky tissue? Was it the reality of Roots or Hill Street Blues? The insanity of Seinfeld or The Larry David Show? The never-ending attempts to get him to purchase a ginzu knife? Or capture his mind through 24/7 opinion news? TV and The Poppy, Innocent until abused; Then guilty.