Saturday, June 20, 2015

THE MINDER      [Stefanie Bennett]
 
 
 
There’s not much I can do about
The Sandman’s removal, child.
It’s said he went,
Willingly, into
The maelstrom’s fortified swirl
Wearing a frock-coat
- Appropriately iridescent, with
Staff and cap to match.
 
Would I pull a fast one... ?
The theatrical’s
Where you find it; and
It won’t be found
Akin to the deranged menu
Of The Brothers Grimm.
What’s that!
My son –, let’s skip
 
The Inquisition [I’ve misplaced
The text]. Tonight
I sport the orator’s
Flip-flops...
Both pair.

Helpless I do not know if good intentions prevail among the elected, among the appointed, leaving me apprehensive that the fate ...