Babylon Candy


"Babylon Candy"


“My god you 
babble on”
he said.

the guy 
thought he was 
a giant, 

as far as writers go.

She chirped, 
“it’s all post humus 
humour, from here on in
you know”.

Code-named, 
“The Owl”,
she rolled her eyes

and hooted,

“You may as well play
with your marbles
before you lose them.”

“God only knows -
I Am.”
he replied,

“me, myself and I!
By the way,” he adds 
quite flippantly, 

“you think they could 
choose better music...
and what is it 

they’re putting 
in drinks these days? 
The Green Fairy?”

the response, 
“Yes, The Green Fairy,
I hear he’s somewhere, here.
Lethal agent that one, excels
at camouflage.” 

she elaborated further,
“The Lights don’t help.
You'd think they could 
turn them down.”

Meanwhile, 

back on the dance floor
of the U.a.U.
(Unicorns are Us)
Publisher’s Ball,

dressed to the 9’s
in 6 inch heels, 
a silent observer,
unrevealed 

sweet and sour Candy 
stood sucking 
on a high ball, 
some long island iced T

watching on bemused, 
waiting 
for The Owl’s 
next move…

in the bird’s 
pocket, not very 
well hidden, fully loaded
like a water diviner

perched 
the inevitable 
big gun 
seeking out 
The Resistance

burned, 
a slow rising story.

flashforward
Hypodiegesis 
Chekov’s gun -

"all guts"
the dossier read,

"and by God...
all glory."

Everything 
for the 
story.

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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