I was shocked when I drew your card, Oh Joker
Your carnivorous laughter
Cavernous display
River mocking solemnity
Dissolving solemnity - salt of the sea
Rocking round every court
Whispering in the Emperor’s ear
Evading decapitation
Genderless Joker
You deflower the clouds
As the cosmic joke gushes
From your lascivious lips
Joker stands at the edge of the forest
Calling the stars by their secret names:
 
fog piercer
king’s ear
queen’s harlot
heart’s whisper
shivering diamond
strong dog
salty string
yearling
stone of destiny




                 




Oceans of galaxies spin & dance beyond

These castles with their fingernail walls
And the joke’s on us
The jig is up
Christ laughs upon his branch on the tree
Satan giggles uncontrollably in the bushes
Hand over mouth restraining guffaw
 
You ask who fools with you?
Who fucks with us is ourself -
I was shocked when you slapped
My face.