You think I'm not hep to the happenings of the past
Her attested account— the chronicle in contrast
I've dipped my temporal lobe into his-story books
Gripped weather-beaten maps— gave the world globe good long looks
Clocked sides in folly-loaded legislative debate
Poked my nose into diaries— let art demonstrate

Wrapped my head around hieroglyphs chiseled thwartwise crypts
Peered into trial transcripts— logs kept by merchant...