January 22, 2018

“The Great Man”

By Tony Brown

often portrayed smiling
with hands outstretched to all
and sundry

historically 
has almost always been
also a hangman
in some sense

hooded

holding
someone else’s noose

putting it over
someone else’s head

pulling someone else’s
lever

he smiles in public
in order to get
the hangman’s job

he wears the hood
so you can’t see
he’s still smiling

About Tony Brown

A poet with a history in slam, lots of publications; my personal poetry and a little bit of daily life and opinions. Read the page called "About..." for the details. View all posts by Tony Brown
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