once and for none

dramatic hyperboles etch stains
upon countertops marked by pain
call me the chef
by not the title

furtive, bereft
the futility matters
because it indicates effort
and the angle of my spine
defines the range and distance
of this vehicle, you know

as it flows from my driving
a wheel of letters
   selected, or poked
      prodding ideas
   smitten, smoked

will you yet be
          will I yet me
question unasked
          a verb: to see