June 12th

When Jimi Hendrix strode up to the plate
and Richard Nixon caught on bended knee
Dock Ellis smirked. 'Cause to hallucinate
is pretty much the point of LSD.
Opposing coaches envy what he took.
No pattern's manifest for them to find
in any scuttlebutt, or scouting book
for pitchers operating out of mind.
Four walks, no hits, no runs; the game was won.
the batters live forever with the shame.
The counter-culture changed how things are done
and what it even means to "play the game".
"The hardest feat in sports" to get a hit
when Dock's atop the mound, and he is lit.