
Author: jim clayton

character assassination
Abraham Lincoln’s fatally shot
by a dreadful figure up in the box
who runs around an awful lot
I have a good view. It’s Scrappy-Doo
Julius Caesar’s stabbed in the back
in a freaky toga party attack
I’m shocked to see who leads the pack
I’m afraid it’s true. Scrappy-Doo
Charles the First’s composure cracks
as he climbs the scaffold to face the facts
you’ll never guess who swings the axe
need a clue? uh-huh. Scrappy-Doo
Archduke Ferdinand gives a shout
as two loud pistol shots ring out
who starts the war is never in doubt
you know who. Scrappy-Doo
Leon Trotsky’s totally tricked
by a cartoon puppy with a comedy pick
Hanna-Barbera Realpolitik
but whaddya do. It’s Scrappy-Doo




ghost ride
ghosts CAN be straight
they just like you to wait
and struggle to figure out
just what the hell it is they’re banging on about
they seem to get a buzz
from moonlit rustling in spooky shrubs
walking through walls in empty pubs
irritating jump scares face to face
creeping & sneaking about the place
honestly – it’s obscene
they’re totally gabby but basically mean
SO anti-social, slamming doors
sending weird texts by ouija board
dydd lau
huh?
okay
yeah
thursday
I think
today yeah today
although
apparently
in albanian it’s e enjte
(just googled it)
in faroese, hósdagur
in slovak štvrtok
and in welsh, dydd lau
because
names aren’t the thing itself
are they
they’re just the mark
we make on things
to help us feel better
oriented
in control
moving forward
the past falling away
yeah
thursday
dydd lau
things are really happening






