Sideshow geek
Charmers of snake
Freaks of dance, for
The sisters of mercy,
Righteous freaks
Fucking kicks.
A terminal waking
Between concrete and altar
Thumbing knuckles and
Naming the beads
Of a rosary.
Chewing lips, hysterical
Flash of teeth beneath
Woolly disguise.
Putin go away!
Mad, arms pumping, tortured
Mouth full of snot
Spasm of throat, drowning
With wide open eyes. Not
For the squeamish, or
The quiet counting
Of the beads. Christ!
It’s a blasphemy.
Putin go away!
E. Charles Rolwing III 