OZ REVISITED
(with apologies to L. Frank Baum)
Glinda delivers her third child,
and will not return to the stage,
now that exotic dancing no longer
pays, and horny men can see
her strip on the internet.
Munchkins, still the quaint
people, now have satellite TV,
beer and Monday Night Football.
Bored, they bounce in bed
and increase the population.
The Scarecrow finally came out,
and lives quietly with Roger
in Emerald City’s East Side,
where he’s loved by the locals
for giving so much poetry.
Across from the courthouse,
the statue of Toto, covered with
flying monkey shit, honors
the terrier who was mercifully
put down for complications.
The Tin Man smokes cigars
and tends bar at the Stars & Garter,
spouting homespun philosophy
to anyone who gives a damn.
And few do.
– Gary Lechliter
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