The snake oil salesmen give a pill for depression
with the side effect of suicidal ideation.
A toxic concoction of charlatan greed
snake oil salesman and political madness.
At some point, you'll be diagnosed by a stranger.
Who has known you for 10 Minutes.
A D.E.I entity becomes your soul masseuse and manicurist.
Trimming burrs from the brain, putting pastel to dark words.
Pushers of protracted numbness and pain.
A million patches of burlap, never a concrete cure.
A heartless machine of trapdoor profit
and smash-mouth blame.
The mentally broken overflowing drains
a million sedated flowers
left in the jagged rain.
getting your dog weighed and groomed is not enough
now we are brushing their teeth and taking them to a manicurist.
well, some of us are.
the ones who have way too much money
and friends to impress
there are now dog designers.
they charge six to ten times more than a groomer
but you get a gorgeous designer dog out of the deal.
I take out a loan, so my Woofie can come home in style.
the neighbors inquire as to the cost.
no one is impressed
and I owe the bank fifteen hundred dollars.
The brand new cat manicurist was having a fit
Her latest client was impossible, her name Miss DeWitt
DeWitt would retract her half-polished claws at a crucial time
Making even coverage impossible for Miss Manicurist Mime.
Could you please leave the claws out? MMM asked politely.
But Miss DeWitt was a mean kitty, so her nails remained unsightly.
Determined to succeed
He'd play that guitar 'til his fingers'd bleed
Once, Kyle aspired to be a rock star
~ 'til sped to the manicurist in an ambulance car
Menace intends to mow
Ruthless slices stem renegades
Remnants flap erratic,
Resilience remains unafraid
Virtuous dispose overgrown
Scorn of manicurist imbalanced
Courage operates alone
Realisation spurred by challenge
City's mesh messiness
Accepts intended bedlam mosaic change
Faceted shadow corners glint
Light slides, vertical snake rearrange
Cult harbingers cut opposers
Whip and snip straight edges
Goaded by nurtured clones
Rebel dispels lectures
Scope stacks psyches intermingled
Hand clasp members hope
Allegiance tucks members beneath wing
Anonymous chase, utopia
2nd August 2020
Any Form, Any Topic
Brian Strand, sponsor
Ah, for a King`s burden.
The king of Norway
sat in his bathroom cleaning his fingernails
not for him to go see a manicurist
he might have more money than me, but is modest
about his inheritance
He had a shower looked in the mirror: am I fat?
thinking of taking up cycling, but thought
walking all the corridors in his castle would suffice
If outside people stopped and stared
The king hated small talk but after breakfast
an ambassador who would visit presents his credential,
say things like: Norway is a beautiful country
The king signed documents but wanted to watch TV.
The queen came in reminding him to change as there
was a great ball in the evening, he hated it
“can`t you say I`m ill?” the queen wouldn’t hear of it
She had been at the hairdresser, she liked festivities.
Visit to Manicurist Taken by a Tourist
There are so many things that I must endure
But oh no not another numbskull manicure
Including not only fingers but all of my toes
And then longer everyday each nail grows.
Could they actually color nails of a man?
And have feet soaked in a portable pan
While your wife ends up in state of denial
Until all my nails they finally start to file.
Are handsome and beautiful both related?
If so, why by God were we all procreated
When all that I wanted was peace of mind
Plush color to nails be permanently assigned.
James Thomas Horn, Retired Veteran and Poet
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