Saturday, May 5, 2018

Villanelle: Chopped Liver to a Python

Am I nothing but chopped liver to a python?
I have to say, I feel a little dissed.
If you want to guess a riddle, better ask one!
I once worked with a funny guy named Myron.
I was ahead of him on the employee list,
but he outlasted me when the corporate python
came and strangled us to death. I got a hard-on
and left for greener climes. And I wasn’t missed!
But you wanted to guess a riddle, so I asked one
about when your life whooshed out in one big yawn,
with the stars all bursting rose and amethyst,
all answers to all riddles far beyond
the still eternity-pond shore you stand on.
The python never loved you, and you’re pissed.
(Your grade of meat proved nauseous to pythons.)
You’ll have to make a go of it alone,
with no nice python for a hug-and-kiss.
You’re nothing but chopped liver to a python.
If you want to guess a riddle, better ask one!