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[Erthona]

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Your latter writings, better than the first:
so of course the first is what they wanted,
before you hooked with Robby and Rick et. al.,
and really blew their ears out at Newport.
Judas: because you didn’t remain the image
of what they thought you were.
Inane questions asked by Mr. Jones
and the file thirteeners’— answered more civilly
than they deserved—they couldn’t believe you
told the truth so they just kept at you.
“Where does this stuff come from?”
“I don’t know, from the Devil or from God?”
Would any of us answer any differently?
Give them the truth and you're just giving them the dodge.
They say, "Do you expect use to swallow this swill?"
What can one say? We are Jesters all;
or,
“Song and dance Men,”
if you will!


–Erthona


©2014

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Your latter writings, better than the first:
so of course, the first is what they wanted,
before you hooked with Robby and Rick et. al.,
and really blew their ears out.
Judas: because you didn’t remain the image
of what they thought you were.
Inane questions asked by the file thirteeners’
answered more civilly than they deserved:
they couldn’t believe you told the truth,
so they kept at you, a bone for hungry dogs.
“Where does this stuff come from?”
“I don’t know, from the Devil or from God?”
Would any of us answer any differently?
Give them the truth and you're just giving them the dodge.
They say, "Do you expect use to swallow this swill?"
What can one say? We are Jesters all;
or,
“Song and dance Men,”
if you will!

–Erthona


©2011