Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Joan McNerney

Knave

 

Full of himself flaunting

his black leather jacket

covered with silver studs.

 

Bling hangs from his bulging neck.

Flashy zircons, cheap cologne,

tattoos, piercings, purple hair.

 

Puffed up, he struts across alleys.

Headlight eyes scoping

each corner searching prey.

 

Pushing down anything

in his way.  Sniffing rear

doors, sniffing out death.

 

His hands move like claws

through shadows with

crooked nails buffed blue.

 

Lugging a bag of tricks loaded

with brass knuckles  chains

zip guns switchblade  knives.

 

Opening his cavern mouth,

smacking wide lips, he bites into

cool cocktails of ruby red blood.


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