(For those brave enough to seize it)

UNTITLED # 3,551,622

I

(Protasis)

Ancient tales wove into the fabric of sentient thought

Good and Evil - -Creation and Destruction- - Action and Yielding

Archaic symbols ingrained into consumables either sold or bought

Lo, behold the fictitious state; behind laws ever shielding

On the fringe I found a monkey

II

(Epitasis)

Monkey

the old trickster of Eastern folklore

mischievous and troublesome relic

I adore

“Drunkest drives,” he says and pours another drink

aberrant monkey – smiles – pours more; no time to think

The monkey does flips - - Cute tricks

Our laughter carries the cadence of symphonic flux

All hours the neighbors scream; they’re driven nuts

They are Black and White, and call the law in vain

The iridescent monkey’s knowledge: never ascertained

Red and Blue lights

break men of ilk most resilient

The primate revels

in their radiant pulsing brilliance

III

(Catastrophe)

- - The sun rises to give - -

Our laughter carries on

- - Terrified mail-ladies and garbage men - -

Oh, decorous monkey, I adore

those old tales forgotten hereinafter

To every man, woman, and child, I do implore

the monkey’s lesson of fearless laughter