Thursday, May 4, 2023

The Ghost of the Clam ~ Thursday, May 4, 2023

understand, brother
presses down on the taut chain
go and take a look

truly gullible
a naive, innocent kid
finds the family dog

over the fence
hanging not in the balance
but dead, clearly dead

for age to protect
a child in the 70s
a sadistic rook

for a lark, a laugh
torture in tandem, cousin
the Ghost of the Clam

murder the fetus,
the empty mussel shell thrown
against the pier, wog

yesterday, I died
an adult of dysfunction
my writings unread

ravings of a mad
lunatic, asylum ward
escapee, you think

in the upstairs den
a small child, tag-team torture
funny for the ram

grown-ass man, bully
ha! a medical student
my cousin, some friend

how my brother learned
the art of pain and torture
those hurt will do harm

trust no one, no talk
no feelings, nobody cares
societal fiend

hand me the platter
the head of John the Baptist
to sound the alarm

ask me to forgive
to forget as to move on
to cause such a stink

no one wants to know
what goes on behind closed doors
like them, I become

defensive and warped
self-medicated with drugs
the slum, I become

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