This is the video of Kevin Patrick Mahoney's poem, "The Ballad of J. K. Ballard", a comic iconoclastic homage to the great author. A slightly better version of 1.4 MB can be downloaded from: http://www.authortrek.com/the-ballad-of-j-g-ballard.htmlThe Ballad of J. G. BallardOh Jim,We can’t get enough of himIn The Empire of the SunHe was on the runCaptured by the JapaneseFor far more than a year and a day.Oh, Jim,Please tell me your secret:How did you become the petOf so many women?Was it their kindness?Or just sheer blindness?Oh Jim,Please invite me to your next bash.We could have a car crashTogether.(I’ve always seen the erotic potential of that).Jim,Please let me visit your Concrete IslandIt’s much better than ThailandAt this time of year.Please let me be the oneTo share your Empire of the Sun.