New Sheriff

night blooms in the distance while light still covers the realm


virgins squat on wooden stool in the hopes of being seen


domesticated animals run wild in city streets


police punish only those they cannot avoid arresting


neutered husbands live on borrowed time and extramarital affairs


children have no sense of purpose after dark and all the priests


in the world are being punished for crimes against mankind


once their preaching days are over and all their sacred


texts are handed over to the new sheriff in town.


27Mar18