A fool in 5 parts

[Doreen Peri]

1.

This is no game of chance.
This is a shuffle and cut
cockamamie con.

I play the dupe,
the misguided mark,
swindled by a Jester's deal.

He promises me the pot
but steals my spirit
in penny antes.

I put my three-spiked hat on,
don a Mardi Gras mask so he cannot
see my eyes, convinced I will not be
deceived.

2.

damn derrilict love slave
gave rave reviews, screwed with
our orchard dawn by projections
of apparitions
upon a cumulous backdrop,
stopped my heart at the start of a race
from tree to tree –
TAG, you're IT,
TAG, you're IT,
he teased, demanded my chase
but by the grace of god, i made
it home alive, sliced in two by his
reverie, his lie, his abomination,
his talented hands.

3.

Glimpse into the mind of a fool.
He is a carefree entertainer,
decorative feathers in his cap.
He thumps on a tincan drum.
He is a zany, frivolous, simple-minded cad,
a common clown in white rags.
He leans on a stick,
a beggar who advocates the
abolishment of poverty with
laughter and uncanny wit.

Gimpse into the mind of a fool.
Why would he partake in such whimsy?
Ah, the answer is quite simple.

The fool plays the trump.
He exceeds his station.
He triumphs desolation by illusion to
miracles, chuckles at the joke of the
most fortunate kings, queens, and
powers of the cosmos.

Gimpse into the mind of a fool.
He creates a commedia dell'arte!
He is a wise scholar, holier than holy,
no money, no power – his intellect
surpasses the tricks of genius!

Gimpse into the mind of a fool.
He is the shrewd solver of endless riddles!
He chooses pandemonium to tame chaos.

4.

He was a crafty, non-chalant,
rakish pimp – a dapper, dashing,
saucy, wimp.

I was a misguided patsy with
a vacuous skull.

He lulled me into a trance, his
overbold wit, charmed me to believe
what I now hate to admit.

I was conned, I was duped!
I was a soft touch.

In retrospect, though, this
doesn't mean much.

A sucker is born each minute,
I've heard. Some use a gun,
some use a word.

5-

I'll do triple pirouettes on the table
if you promise to rush in,
throw me up over your shoulder,
carry me off in a grande escape
before the paparazzi arrive.

[sVentos cruSh]

Very well done. I especially liked #2, it sounded like my father, lol!

[mindbum]

i especially like #2.
an idea/image of which i jammed on.
(stole)
the best compliment i can give.
see fool's jewel.