the court of arbitration is holding
a hearing on the matter
of a proposal for blotting out
the Sun
The
Vampire Council
versus
The
Morning Glory League
outcome: pending
in the People
versus
Gargantua
the court rules
that violations of scale
are a contravention of the
natural order
outcome: Gargantua
hurled into
high-tension
power lines
Nature red in tooth and claw
versus
Sweetness and light
the court rules
to release the
bison
onto the freeway
to
release the hounds
onto the terminal concourse
run motherfuckers.
in the aggravated matter
of
Word
versus
Act
What are you talking about?
this isn't a bridge over an imagined
chasm.
This is looking both ways
before you cross the street.
nobody cares.
the court is on the phone
with
Santa right now!
Hello? Is this the
North Pole?
Yes, Santa, he's been awful, just awful.
Yes, he agreed to
binding arbitration
to which there is no appeal
but to seek the
shade of a well
in the desert
and carefully dip
the
discount grasshoppers
from a plastic bag
in
honey