wrongfully
convicted man
released
after decades
is still stigmatized
as rapist;
is shunned
publicly
and made
pariah...
even though
society knows
he's an innocent man;
real
perpetrator jailed!
(yalto)
"Yalto" is a form invented by yours truly
Line 1-15: 3,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,5 syllables
Date written: 01/26/2021
i'm all for
what do you want
but when the
specials are
more noise
my seat
becomes
more than
avant garde
regardless
of my up
bringing
bringing
me right back
to this page
where i'm
connecting
the dots and
got caught up
where to go next
following freckles
with my tongue a
mong all these
others from
shoulder
to where
they take
me further
don't your
tattoos
point to
some
where
else
LIFELONG LAYABOUT AND CIPHER
What this title means to you,
possible thoughts are getting through.
Lifelong is from birth to death,
surely didn’t cover his every breath.
Then again, possible for a layabout,
on backside’s not a worthy tout.
Proclaimed a “cipher”, he’s not a hero,
from Arabic that digit equals zero.
What’s he done in this deserving?
Be a lazy zero, totally unswerving.
A fond relative once told me,
measuring work, so easy for he.
45yrs’ lifting freight, not a dream.
Conductor 5 more, peaches and crème.
At retirement profoundly he’d say,
“last 5yrs, two crackers a day!”
Using this metaphorically speaking,
apply to havoc of ciphers’ wreaking.
Next time diet changes with flu,
conjure the cipher related to you.
With some satisfaction smugly say,
“ZERO’S’ worth equals crackers a day!”