The Hat-man and Mask-Bearer, Part TwoA Poem by Kenneth Stephen GoodpasterI stood nude except a tie Askew and a weeping blue, Reserved but certainly not shy Observing the terrifying two. To my body my hands are fused While my feet are crudely pinned down As a malevolent cat is roused Escaping hat-man’s mouth unsound. Slithering, it claws to my leg As the mask-bearer’s vile laugh echoes Calling forth my hopeless dirge-beg, Quickly turning into frantic bellows. The feline with deformed hind strut Scrambles frantically up my calf To vigorously rip and tear my gut Spilling entrails over the open carafe. Without hesitation, the cat devours Whilst I cry, urinating all over And the hat-man makes angry glowers Over the shedding of many red clover. I howl and dispel bloody tears As I liberate my puny limbs. The loathsome laughter slowly clears As the mask-bearer’s figure dims. I withdraw from tear soaked pillow Whilst laying in a urine stain. Finding a night light, I billow Intently, with sleep to constrain. With dim light, I scratch my forearm With child’s toy, focused on self-harm Evoking mask-bearer and hat-man’s charm.
© 2013 Kenneth Stephen Goodpaster |
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