This Poem was Submitted By: craig r. kirchner On Date: 2001-07-30 08:59:16 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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The Jingler

Tripping into court Our hero cringes silently, Bells on the tips of his toes Exaltedly clang his life’s work, And leotard and tassels Splash gangly to the tune. Lohengrin was toasted here From marble mugs And filigree nectars Beneficently gulped – It was deemed our clown  Was a prophet come to  Absorb us in non-existence. Wise men in purple robes Suggest a lusty flogging, Reflecting how violence  Commenced with the  Comedy of pain. Clenched brittle teeth crack, Synapses shatter and snap, Echoing in frantic sweat, As the gavel gashes hard Against the tear-stained stand. Pried from this seat of justice The jingler curses Through foam and spit Condemning his condemner For striking the poor  Dumb bench below him.

Copyright © July 2001 craig r. kirchner


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