Why the judge blew his own
brains out because he refused
to go through on ciro Gargano
corruption packet abuse
of power gross negligence
excessive bullying and
organized crime the judge
sat under a tree put a
shotgun in his mouth
and bam he decided to
blow his own brains out
there you have it children
gathered around parents
corruption is a serious
criminal intent i will never
ever fear bullying from
corruption under ciro
gargano arson murderer
of nine orders falsifying
documents bullying
intimidation by arson
murderer of 9 I will never
fear your threats on
license plates this resulted
in the Judge blowing his
own brains out sorry Ciro
Gargano stop killing your
twisted hell on earth
9 nails 9 needles 9 pins
9 dead judges 9 elderly
persons perished in the fires
My worst nightmare sat down beside me
With the most angelic face
And whispered things too hard to swallow
His smile sweetening the taste
“All that’s wicked has the upper hand
“All that’s pure has gone to waste.”
A Crisp packet skips across the road,
Like a ballerina on her points.
Sounding like a kid dragging their heels
Along the ground
Blown along by a wind strong enough
To tease leaves from a tree.
A packet of seeds I got in the mail
from China it said. Well, isn’t that swell?
Having nothing to do – thought I’d plant them for fun,
so I watered them daily beneath summer’s sun.
Next thing I knew, there were tiny tails showing!
Attached to those tails, hamster babies were growing!
I then took the packet the seeds had come in
and had its words translated by Doctor Chin.
He told me the females of hamsters Chinese
had incredible medical properties!
“Their ovaries,” he confided in me,
“are used to make Prolia. Rich you may be!”
Gobsmacked was I. I could sell to Big Pharma.
From stuff out of China there sure comes strange Karma!
Aug. 12, 2020 for Carolyn Devonshire's "Mystery Seeds" Poetry Contest
Note: While hamsters coming from seeds is ludicrous,
I find it hardly any less ludicrous than the fact that the
drug injected for two years into my body contains the
ovaries of Chinese hamsters! Freaking hamsters!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_hamster_ovary_cell
Discarded torn corner of salt packet
Word alt still visible in faded red letters
Last bit of freedom, feeling the wind
Heading toward the mountains
In eagle’s sharp beak
Will soon be intertwined in twigs
Softening eaglet’s nest
Enjoying wind while she can
a packet of seeds
with great picture of flowers
a garden waiting
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11/4/2015
Contest - Verse a Favoured Form
Sponsor - Brian Strand
3rd place win
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