series1bk3.3.1

 

I sit without the wit to cover my lap
crapped on in cramped crevices with cretins' excreta,
bleating my protest to a deaf world, enfurled
in whirlwind problems of graver consequence.
Menstruating more than monthly, I clutch
my crutch in defensive gesture, instilling a will
in others to fill my platter full of bullshit
taunts. The dawn will reveal the man - or mouse!
Aroused with dragon's breath at the tenth hour,
I glower my warning glare from staring eyes,
sizing up potential opponents, and flaunting
a daunting garb - as macho as a Mexican bandero's.
     And those who cannot beat me to the draw
     shall stumble down the ladder one place more.