Tossers

Frank William Finney

The satyr set
the baby trap:
Which laws
will they invoke?
while pedophiles
queue up for miles
to watch their victims
choke
The lawyers shuffle
tarot cards.
The judge adjourns
the case.
And a joker orders
soft boiled eggs
to help them
paint a face.

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Frank William Finney
Frank William Finney is the author of the chapbooks Birds in a Boneyard (Bainbridge Island Press, 2025), The Folding of the Wings (Finishing Line Press, 2022) and two collections published in Thailand. His collections Wormwood Punch (Bridge House Publishing) and Preludes to Lethe (Kelsay Books) are forthcoming.