the man who nailed his hands

the man who nailed his hands

wore a seat belt while hanging from the cross;

it was a Friday afternoon.

all his pretty ladies wore red

when the dancing began

and wine corks were popped.

in Paris, angry gunmen went to

a concert where the Pretenders

were singing popular love songs.

nearby in Brussels, only the small roads

were made of cobbled stone.

during the ensuing night festivities, lipstick

was smeared on many writhing bodies,

powdered faces blew kisses to unseen footsteps.

silently, a pair of bloody hands threw a black book,

which hit an innocent couple who were wandering

inside a verdant garden looking for a lost pet.

the following Saturday morning, a crowd gathered to watch the game.

no one was seen keeping score until it was finally over,
by which time all the streets were turned to stone
and the arguments began.