Catherine Chandler's Poetry Blog

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

SEVEN DEADLY SONNETS: IRA

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Ira

 

The cheeky CEO — half-drunk, irate,

more sauce denied him — staggered to first class,

slapped down a flight attendant, bared his ass

and defecated on a dinner plate.

And then there was that weird kid down the block

who went to school hell-bent on a vendetta,

packed bitter rage alongside a Beretta,

an HP9 Norinco and a Glock.

 

Not quite the brutal killer nor the creep,

in quiet desperation, some of us

might temper fury with a finger, cuss

or try tai chi; while others opt to keep —

in case they ever need it, close, discreet —

a baseball bat beneath the driver’s seat.


 

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