he is more than the lax way
his lips shiny with spit purse
when he speaks in riddles
more than those childish hands
that odd way of standing apart
even in the midst he is more than
earth-toned hair (titanium yellow)
and skin (quinacridone gold) or
the stovepipe cut of his ill-fitting
pants on fire he is an effigy
a meme a sinner a clown
and the tiny-hands-down winner
of the craziest race ever run
in which everyone every one
and the tiny-hands-down winner
of the craziest race ever run
in which everyone every one
from judge to bystander lost
(c) 2019, by Hannah Six
Image: George Barnard/Wikimedia Commons
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